American long-distance runner
Aliphine Chepkerker Tuliamuk (born April 5, 1989) is a Kenyan-born American long-distance runner.
[2] She placed first at the 2020 Olympic Marathon trials in Atlanta and represented the United States at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
[3]
[4]
[5] Tuliamuk has been a world class athlete since placing 9th in 21:09 at
2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race.
[6] Tuliamuk ran 33:43 to place 15th at
2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
[7] Tuliamuk placed 3rd at 2019
Rotterdam Marathon in 2:26:50.
NCAA
In college, Tuliamuk was an
All-American at
Wichita State University.
[8]
[9] Tuliamuk became a First Team
NCAA Division I
All-American in cross country and in 2013, the first woman from her village to graduate from college, with a major in Public Health.
Professional
In 2013, Tuliamuk set a course record at the
Santa Fe Thunder half marathon, with a time of 1:09:16.
[10]
In 2016, she won the
Fifth Third River Bank Run (functioning as the US 25 km championships) defeating
Lindsey Scherf,
Clara Santucci,
Dorothy McMahan,
Gladys Kipsoi, and
Chirine Njeim.
[11]
[12]
She also won the 2016 US 20 km championships defeating
Emily Sisson,
Brianne Nelson, Lindsey Scherf,
Sarah Crouch, and
Tara Welling.
[13]
For her third national title of the year, she won the 2016 US 5 km championships defeating Emily Sisson,
Jordan Hasay,
Laura Thweatt, Lindsey Scherf, and
Jennifer Rhines.
[14]
In 2017, Tuliamuk won 2017
USA Cross Country Championships title defeating
Laura Thweatt,
Kellyn Taylor,
Courtney Frerichs,
Sarah Pagano, and
Elaina Balouris. Tuliamuk placed 15th at
2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race ran 33:43 over 10,000 meters.
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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USATF Championships and International Races
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2016
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USATF US 25 km championships
Fifth Third River Bank Run
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
1st
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25,000 meters
|
1:25:35
[15]
|
USATF US 20 km championships
Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
|
New Haven, Connecticut
|
1st
|
20,000 meters
|
1:05:47
[16]
[17]
|
USATF US 5 km championships
CVS Health Downtown 5K
|
Providence, Rhode Island
|
1st
|
5,000 meters
|
15:22
[18]
|
2017
|
USA Cross Country Championships
|
Bend, Oregon
|
1st
|
10,000 meters
|
34:23.5
[19]
|
USATF
15K run Championship
Gate River Run
|
Jacksonville, Florida
|
6th
|
15K run
|
50:11
[20]
|
USATF
Half marathon Championship
Columbus Half Marathon
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
3rd
|
Half marathon
|
1:11:42
[21]
|
USATF 25 km Championship
Fifth Third River Bank Run
|
Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
1st
|
25 km
|
1:24:35
[22]
|
USATF
10 km Championship
Peachtree Road Race
|
Atlanta Georgia
|
1st
|
10 km
|
32:49
[23]
|
USATF 7 Mile Championship
Bix 7 Road Race
|
Davenport, Iowa
|
1st
|
7 Mile
|
36:30
[24]
|
USATF
20 km Championship
Faxon Law New Haven Road Race
|
New Haven, Connecticut
|
2nd
|
20 km
|
1:07:49
[25]
|
2018
|
USATF
Half marathon Championship
Pittsburgh Half Marathon
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
1st
|
Half marathon
|
1:10:04
[26]
|
USATF US 25 km championships
Fifth Third River Bank Run
|
Grand Rapids, Michigan
|
1st
|
25 km
|
1:25:35
[27]
|
US 10km road Championships
AJC
Peachtree Road Race
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
2nd
|
10 km
|
32:29
[28]
[29]
|
2019
|
Houston Half Marathon
|
Houston
Texas
|
12th
|
Half marathon
|
1:12:03
|
Rotterdam Marathon
|
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
3rd
|
Marathon
|
2:26:50
[30]
[31]
|
Bolder Boulder
|
Boulder, Colorado
|
3rd
|
10 km
|
33:00
[32]
[33]
[34]
|
2020
|
Houston Half Marathon
|
Houston
Texas
|
19th
|
Half marathon
|
1:09:49
[35]
[36]
|
2020 United States Olympic Trials
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
1st
|
Marathon |
2:27:23
|
2021
|
2020 Summer Olympics
|
Sapporo,
Japan
|
DNF
|
Marathon
|
N/A
|
2022
|
2022 New York City Marathon
|
New York City,
New York
|
7th
|
Marathon
|
2:26:18
[37]
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References
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"Aliphine Tuliamuk is top U.S. Woman at New York City Marathon". November 7, 2022.
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^ Suellentropp, Paul (April 29, 2016).
"Former Wichita State star distance runner earns American citizenship | The Wichita Eagle". Kansas.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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^ OlympicTalk (February 29, 2020).
"2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials results". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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^ Futterman, Matthew; Minsberg, Talya (February 29, 2020).
"Live Coverage of the Olympic Trials Marathon". The New York Times. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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"U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon Media Guide" (PDF). Atlanta Track Club. p. 5. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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"Aliphine Tuliamuk". HOKA NAZ Elite. January 17, 2018. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
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"2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Women 10 km results".
IAAF. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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^ Malloy, Mike (June 8, 2012).
"Running is athlete's road to aid Kenyans". Espn.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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"Aliphine Tuliamuk-Bolton TEAM: Wichita State LEAGUES: DI, Missouri Valley". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
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"A Long Way from Chepkaram to Santa Fe". santafethunder.com. March 23, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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"Top River Bank Run finishers: Who won what". MLive.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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"River Bank Run winner Aliphine Bolton is also newly-minted U.S. citizen". MLive.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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"News - Emily Sisson Impresses in 20 km Debut with Second at 2016 USATF 20 km Championships". DyeStat.com. September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
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^ Eyewitness Sports.
"Hill, Tuliamuk win CVS Health Downtown 5K | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News". Wpri.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
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"USA Track & Field - 25 km Results - Open Women".
MLive.com. May 14, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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"USA Track & Field - 20 km Results - Open Women".
DyeStat. September 5, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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"2016 Results - USATF 20 km Championships". September 5, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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"USA Track & Field - 5 km Results - Open Women".
DyeStat & runnerspace.com. September 13, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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"USA Track & Field - Cross Country Results - Open Women".
USATF. Retrieved February 4, 2017.
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"Gate River Run - March 11, 2017 - USA Track & Field - 2017 Road Running Results - Open Women".
USATF. March 11, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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"Capital City Half Marathon - April 29, 2017 - USA Track & Field - 2017 Road Running Results - Open Women".
USATF. April 29, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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"USA Track & Field - 2017 Road Running Results - Open Women".
USATF. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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"AJC Peachtree Road Race - July 4, 2017 - USA Track & Field - 2017 Road Running Results - Open Women".
USATF. July 4, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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"Bix 7 mile - July 29, 2017 - USA Track & Field - 2017 Road Running Results - Open Women".
USATF. July 29, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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"Faxon Law New Haven Road Race - 20 km - September 4, 2017 - USA Track & Field - 2017 Road Running Results - Open Women".
USATF. September 4, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
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"USA Track & Field - Half Marathon Results - Open Women".
DyeStat & runnerspace.com. May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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"USA Track & Field - 25 km Results - Open Women".
DyeStat & runnerspace.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
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"2018 USA Track & Field Road 10km Championship - 10km Results".
USATF.tv. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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"2018 USA Track & Field Road 10km Championship - 10km Results".
USATF.org. July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
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Aliphine Tuliamuk Rotterdam Remix
Hoka One One Northern Arizona Elite
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CTolle Run Episode 120: Aliphine Tuliamuk - Maximize the Opportunity
Carrie Tollefson
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Ethiopia’s Hiwot Yemer wins women’s pro race; American Aliphine Tuliamuk settles for thrid [sic]
Daily Camera
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In drama-filled final sprint, Ethiopia’s Hiwot Yemer wins Bolder Boulder women’s professional race
Denver Post
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NAZ Elite This Week: Dynamic duo of Tuliamuk, Bruce packing big punch
Arizona Daily Sun
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2020 Chevron Houston Half Marathon women results
Houston Half Marathon
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2020 Aramco Houston Half Marathon broadcast
ABC13 Houston
Houston Half Marathon
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2022 New York City Marathon
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