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Winny Bii

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Winny Bii
Personal information
Birth nameWinny Chepngetich Bii
NationalityKenya
Born (2003-12-27) 27 December 2003 (age 20)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Triple Jump, Long jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsLong jump 6.20m (Nairobi, 2022)
Triple jump: 13.66m (Lubbock, 2024) NR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
African Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Triple jump

Winny Chepngetich Bii (born 27 December 2003) is a Kenyan track and field athlete. She is the Kenyan national record holder in the triple jump.[1]

Early life

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From Kericho, she trained at the Kaptere Athletics camp in Kericho County. She later trained in Miramas in France before joining Oklahoma State University.[2]

Career

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In 2022, she became the first Kenyan to qualify for the long jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[3] She also competed in the triple jump at the event.[4]

In January 2024, competing for Oklahoma State University, Bii set a new national record in the triple jump as she won the Arkansas Invitational at the Randal Tyson Indoor Centre, Fayetteville, Arkansas with a leap of 13.49 metres. She broke the previous record set by Gloria Mulei set in 2019.[5]

In February 2024, she extended her own national triple jump record to 13.66 metres at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. In March 2024, she was a silver medalist in the triple jump at the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana with a jump of 13.64 metres.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Winny Bii". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Winny Bii smashes triple jump national record". Pulsesports. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Winny Bii breaks own national triple jump record in USA". Pulsesports. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "TRIPLE JUMP WOMEN". World Athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Young Chepng'etich smashes national triple jump record". Nation.Africa. January 13, 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ Vaselyne, John (March 20, 2024). "ATHLETICSAfrica Games: Winnie Bii gifts Kenya first ever silver medal in triple jump". Athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 20 March 2024.