| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 5 | 5000m | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | 15:46.32 |
| 14 | 5000m | 2000 | Sydney, NSW, AUS | 15:33.66 |
| World Championships | ||||
| 1 | 5000m | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 14:55.36 |
| 1 | 10,000m | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 30:48.98 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2009 | Berlin, GER | 14:57.97 |
| 2 | 5000m | 2007 | Osaka, JPN | 14:58.50 |
| African Championships | ||||
| 1 | 5000m | 2010 | Nairobi, KEN | 16:18.72 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 3000m | 2012 | Doha, QAT | 8:46.44 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2012 | Rome, ITA | 14:35.62 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2011 | Zurich, SUI | 14:30.10 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2011 | Stockholm, SWE | 14:20.87 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2011 | Eugene, OR, USA | 14:33.96 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2011 | Shanghai, CHN | 14:31.92 |
| 1 | 3000m | 2010 | Lausanne, SUI | 8:34.58 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2010 | Brussels, BEL | 14:34.13 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2010 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 14:27.41 |
| 2 | 5000m | 2010 | London, GBR | 14:38.17 |
| Golden League | ||||
| 1 | 5000m | 2008 | Brussels, BEL | 14:25.43 |
| 2 | 5000m | 2009 | Oslo, NOR | 14:37.01 |
| Super Grand Prix | ||||
| 2 | 1500m | 2009 | Doha, QAT | 4:07.41 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 1 | 2000m | 2009 | Eugene, OR, USA | 5:31.52 |
| 1 | 3000m | 2009 | Gateshead, GBR | 8:53.04 |
| 1 | 3000m | 2008 | Gateshead, GBR | 8:33.66 |
| 3 | 5000m | 2009 | Ostrava, CZE | 14:38.26 |
| World Cross Country Championships | ||||
| 1 | Individual Cross Country Long Distance | 2011 | Punta Umbria, ESP | 24:58 |
| 1 | Team Cross Country Long Distance | 2011 | Punta Umbria, ESP | 15 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 2 | 3000m | 2010 | Doha, QAT | 8:51.85 |
Nickname
Pocket Rocket. (voanews.com, 15 Dec 2011)
Hobbies
Reading novels, watching football and visiting friends. (spikesmag.com, 21 Feb 2009)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Husband Moses Kiplagat
Club name
Kenya Police, Kenya
Coach
Ricky Simms, Moses Kiplagat [husband] (pacesportsmanagement.com, 20 Jan 2012; voanews.com, 24 May 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She took up running at the age of 11 while at school. (nyrr.org, 31 Aug 2007)
Reason for taking up this sport
"I started because of a sports day at school. I ran, I was good at it and really enjoyed it." (spikesmag.com, 21 Feb 2009)
Ambitions
"I'm only thinking about the Olympics this year." (uka.org.uk, 13 Feb 2012)
Training
She runs between 120km and 150km per week. (spikesmag.com, 21 Feb 2009)
Hero
Sally Barsosio. (spikesmag.com, 21 Feb 2009)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"As long as I work hard in training I know I will race well." (iaaf.org, 13 Feb 2012)
Awards
She was named 2012 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year after winning the 5000m and 10,000m gold medals at the World Championships. (nation.co.ke, 07 Feb 2012)
She was named 2011 Africa Female Athlete of the Year by the Union of African Women Sports Reporters [UFRESA]. (aipsmedia.com, 04 Apr 2012)
She was crowned 2011 Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year after her success at the World Championships in Daegu. (voanews.com, 15 Dec 2011)
General
OLYMPIC EVENTS
She has been selected to represent Kenya in both the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. This is unprecedented in the history of the Kenyan Athletics Federation. (bbc.co.uk, 10 Nov 2011)
YEAR OFF
After tasting success as a junior, she took a year off from the sport in 2005 to finish her education. "It is uncommon for Kenyans to finish their schooling at a later age and in 2005 her main priority was to finish her education," her coach Ricky Simms said. (IAAF, 16 Jan 2007)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Sydney 2000
