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Rita Jeptoo (born 15 February 1981) is a Kenyan marathon runner. She has won the Boston Marathon three times, including setting the course record at 2:18:57 in 2014. She has also won marathons in Chicago, Stockholm, and Milan, as well as having represented Kenya in the event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. She was the bronze medalist at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships. Jeptoo tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test 25 September 2014.〔Associated Press: (Rita Jeptoo tested positive for EPO ), espn.com, 3 November 2014〕 Athletics Kenya handed her a two-year ban from sports for the anti-doping rule violation.〔Kevin Kaduk: (Marathon champ Rita Jeptoo receives two-year ban for positive drug test ), 30 January 2015〕〔〔 ==Career== Jeptoo won the 2004 Stockholm Marathon, her first marathon race,〔(Stockholm Marathon History 2004–2006 ) accessed 10 August 2007〕 and then took a consecutive victory at the Milan Marathon.〔(Milan City Marathon 2004 ) accessed 10 August 2007〕 She finished third in the 2005 Turin Marathon and seventh at the 2005 World Championships.〔(Turin Marathon History ) accessed 10 August 2007〕 In 2006, she set a personal best time of 2:23:38 winning the Boston Marathon, she took the title at the Paris Half Marathon,〔(Paris Half Marathon – List of Winners )〕 she won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Road Running Championships,〔(Athlete profile for Rita Jeptoo Sitienei )〕 she was fourth at the New York City Marathon that same year. In 2007, she finished fourth in Boston, attempting to defend her title, and was quoted as saying, "I never felt good in the cold. I couldn't get my body in a rhythm."〔(Runner's World article by Toby Tanser – Russian Woman wins Boston ) accessed 10 August 2007〕 She won the Lisbon Half Marathon that year, later going on to take seventh place in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. She ended her 2007 with a new course record at the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race, earning US$50,000 as a result.〔Hughes, Danny (24 November 2007). (Jeptoo, Awash cruise to Obudu Mountain victories ). IAAF. Retrieved on 5 December 2009.〕 She won the Portugal Half Marathon in 2008. She was among the leading runners at the Boston and New York marathons that season, finishing third and fourth respectively.〔(Jeptoo Sitienei Rita ). Marathon Info. Retrieved on 16 April 2011.〕 She took time off from running for maternity leave from late 2008 onwards, returning to competition in 2011.〔Mutuota, Mutwiri (5 February 2011). (Mwangi and Lisoreng take Police XC titles ). IAAF. Retrieved on 16 April 2011.〕 The Rotterdam Marathon was her return marathon outing and she came fifth with a time of 2:28:09 hours.〔van Hemert, Wim (10 April 2011). (Chebet impresses with 2:05:27 victory in Rotterdam ). IAAF. Retrieved on 16 April 2011.〕 She ran her fastest marathon time since 2005 at the Frankfurt Marathon, taking fifth place after 2:25:44 hours.〔Butcher, Pat (30 October 2012). (Kipsang tantalises with 2:03:42 World record assault in Frankfurt ). IAAF. Retrieved on 19 February 2012.〕 Returning to the site of her 2006 win, she came sixth at the 2012 Boston Marathon.〔Morse, Parker (16 April 2012). (Korir and Cherop the best as warm weather slows Boston ). IAAF. Retrieved on 26 April 2012.〕 She came fourth at the Beach to Beacon 10K and Falmouth Road Race, but delivered her best performance in half a decade at the 2012 Chicago Marathon. A tight duel with Atsede Baysa in the latter stages of the race resulted in her narrowly finishing as runner-up, but her time of 2:22:04 hours knocked over a minute and half off her six-year-old personal best.〔Gugala, Jon (7 October 2012). (Course record for Kebede, Baysa dethrones Shobukhova – Chicago Marathon report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2 February 2013.〕 The 2013 RAK Half Marathon was so fast that Jeptoo improved her best to 66:27 minutes—making her the fifth fastest ever—but left her in third place in the race.〔(Kabuu and Kipsang triumph in high-quality races at Ras al-Khaimah Half ). IAAF (15 February 2013). Retrieved on 2 March 2013.〕 In 2013, she won both the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:26:25,〔(Desisa and Jeptoo will defend their Boston Marathon titles | iaaf.org )〕 and the Chicago Marathon in a time of 2:19:57 (personal best).〔(Kimetto smashes course record, Jeptoo cracks 2:20 in Chicago | iaaf.org )〕 Rita defended her Boston Marathon title in 2014, winning with a time of 2:18:57 and setting a new course record. Rita defended her Chicago Marathon title in 2014, winning with a time of 2:24:35. However, she had a positive doping test in her "A" sample, given in Kenya two weeks before the race. Her agent Federico Rosa, a prominent name in elite marathon running, confirmed the fact but refused to reveal the responsible substance.〔(Rita Jeptoo: Kenyan marathon runner fails doping test ). BBC Sport (31 October 2014). Retrieved on 2 November 2014.〕〔Pilon, Mary & Logman, Jere (31 October 2014). (Rita Jeptoo, Kenyan Marathon Champion, Fails Preliminary Doping Test ). ''New York Times''. Retrieved on 2 November 2014.〕〔( Agent: Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo failed doping test ). ''USA Today'' (31 October 2014). Retrieved on 2 November 2014.〕〔Pepin, Matt (31 October 2014). (Boston Marathon women’s champ Rita Jeptoo failed drug test ). ''Boston Globe''. Retrieved on 2 November 2014.〕 It was later revealed that the prohibited substance was (), and she was banned for two years by Athletics Kenya.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rita Jeptoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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