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Career timelines

Hellen Obiri: from track medals to marathon titles

Selected championship results and marathon milestones, with race dates and sources visible.

Coverage through 2026-04-26 · Sources checked 2026-11-07

What this record covers

Selected indoor, track and marathon milestones from 2012 through April 2026. This is not a complete race log, current ranking or account of upcoming races and training plans.

Position at the coverage date

Kenyan distance runner with documented track medals and marathon results; historical race times are dated. [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] [s6]

Record details

Across distances
World Athletics lists Obiri’s results across track distances, the half marathon and marathon. [s1]
Championship foundation
Olympedia records indoor and outdoor world medals before the later marathon phase of her career. [s2]
Marathon progression
The Boston report describes Obiri winning her second marathon after a sixth-place debut in New York. [s3]
Boston defence
World Athletics records her returning to Boston and successfully defending the title the following year. [s4]
Different record categories
The New York report distinguishes Obiri’s course-record performance from her faster Boston time on a course ineligible for record purposes. [s6]

The sequence

13 documented milestones. Highlighted entries mark turning points. Dates retain the precision of the source.

  1. career

    Won world indoor gold

    Olympedia records Obiri winning the 3000m at the Istanbul World Indoor Championships in 2012.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  2. career

    Won a world 1500m medal

    Olympedia records bronze in Moscow in 2013.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  3. career

    Won Olympic 5000m silver

    Olympedia records Obiri’s silver medal at the Rio Games in 2016.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  4. career

    Won the world 5000m title

    Olympedia records gold at the London World Championships in 2017.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  5. career

    Won Commonwealth gold

    Olympedia records the Gold Coast 5000m title in 2018.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  6. career

    Defended her world 5000m title

    Olympedia records another world gold in Doha in 2019.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  7. career

    Recorded a half-marathon best

    World Athletics lists 1:04:22 on 19 February 2022 in her athlete record.

    Evidence [s1] Link to this event

  8. career

    Won the Boston Marathon

    World Athletics records Obiri winning in 2:21:38 on 17 April 2023.

    Evidence [s3] Link to this event

  9. career

    Won the New York City Marathon

    World Athletics records victory in 2:27:23 on 5 November 2023.

    Evidence [s5] Link to this event

  10. career

    Won Olympic marathon bronze

    Olympedia records bronze at the Paris Games in 2024.

    Evidence [s2] Link to this event

  11. career

    Retained her Boston title

    World Athletics records victory in 2:22:37 on 15 April 2024.

    Evidence [s4] Link to this event

  12. career

    Regained the New York title

    World Athletics records Obiri’s course-record win in 2:19:51 on 2 November 2025.

    Evidence [s6] Link to this event

  13. career

    Recorded a faster marathon mark

    The World Athletics athlete record lists a marathon best of 2:15:53 on 26 April 2026.

    Evidence [s1] Link to this event

Sources & evidence

  1. [s1] worldathletics.org

    World Athletics athlete record

    Official source · Accessed 2026-11-07

  2. [s2] www.olympedia.org

    Olympedia record

    Reporting or institutional reference · Accessed 2026-11-07

  3. [s3] worldathletics.org

    Boston 2023 report

    Official source · Accessed 2026-11-07

  4. [s4] worldathletics.org

    Boston 2024 report

    Official source · Accessed 2026-11-07

  5. [s5] worldathletics.org

    New York 2023 report

    Official source · Accessed 2026-11-07

  6. [s6] worldathletics.org

    New York 2025 report

    Official source · Accessed 2026-11-07

Public update history

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