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Edith Masai was born on 4 April, 1967 in Kenya, is a Kenyan long-distance runner. Discover Edith Masai's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 56 years old?

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Age 56 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 4 April 1967
Birthday 4 April
Birthplace Kenya
Nationality Kenya

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1967

Edith Chewanjel Masai (born 4 April 1967) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who specialised in cross country and track races, then road races in her late career.

1988

She graduated in 1988.

1990

She joined Kenya Prisons Service in 1990, known for recruiting many talented athletes.

1994

The previous record was held by Nicole Lévêque of France, who run 32:12.07 in Helsinki in 1994.

1999

Masai did not, however, achieve anything until 1999, when she became the national cross-country champion, at the age of 32.

Consequently, she started training more seriously.

2001

She won the Lotto Cross Cup Brussels in 2001 and went on to take bronze in the short race at the World Cross Country Championships that year.

2002

Her best achievements are three individual gold medals in the short race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships between 2002 and 2004.

She is also known for reaching global top at the age of 35.

On the track she was the bronze medallist over 5000 metres at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and was the 2006 African Champion over 10,000 metres.

She improved upon this the following year, taking the gold at the 2002 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

Masai holds the 3000 metres African record set in July 2002 in Monaco

2003

She won a bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships.

2004

She represented Kenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

In 2004, she failed at the Kenyan trials for the Olympics, but since she was one of only three Kenyans who had beaten the Olympic "A"-qualifying time in women's 5000 metres that year, she was offered a place on the team.

Masai herself initially rejected the offer, but joined the team after lengthy negotiations.

At the Olympics she dropped out suffering a hamstring injury.

2005

Over the marathon distance, she ran her career best of 2:27:06 hours to win the 2005 Hamburg Marathon.

Masai was born in Chepkoya village, Mount Elgon District.

She is the third born from a family of four.

She competed during her high school days while at Kibuk Secondary School.

She made her marathon debut at the age of 38, but gave a confident first performance, clocking 2:27:06 to win the 2005 Hamburg Marathon.

She finished fifth at the 10,000 metres race at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland.

Her time, 30:30.26 was a new Kenyan record.

She won Hamburg Marathon in 2005 and participated it also in 2006 and 2007.

2006

In 2006, she won Berlin Half Marathon, setting the fastest half marathon run that year, 1:07:16 minutes.

It was also a personal best and a course record.

She also set a new 5000 metres Kenyan record of 14:33.84 minutes.

2007

She has also won silver medals over 10,000 m at the 2007 All-Africa Games and 5000 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Her track best of 8:23.23 minutes for the 3000 metres, set in 2002, remains the African record for the event.

She won 10,000 metres silver medal at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

Her time, 31:31.18 is a new World record for women over 40 years old.

in 2007 and worked independently.

She currently lives in Ngong and Kitale.

2008

The record was beaten by Linet Masai at the 2008 Olympics, who run 30:26.50.

Masai has since been shifting from track running to marathon.

Masai participated the 2008 World championships marathon in Osaka, Japan, finishing 8th in a race won by her compatriot Catherine Ndereba.

Masai won the 2008 Virginia Beach Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon.

She won Singapore Marathon in December 2008.

she broke up with her agent Dorothee Paulmann.