Flomena Cheyech Daniel

Flomena Cheyech Daniel Biography

Flomena Cheyech Daniel is a famous Marathon Runner, who was born on July 5, 1982 in Kenya. Flomena Cheyech Daniel (born July 5, 1982 in West Pokot, Kenya) is a Kenyan athlete who competes in long distance and marathon races. She set her personal best of 2:22:44 winning the 2014 Paris Marathon and was a gold medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She represented Kenya at the 1999 IAAF Junior World Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland and at the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was based in Japan between 2007 and 2010, running for the Uniqlo corporate team, and was a two-time winner of the Japanese Corporate Half Marathon. She has also won marathons in Vienna and Toronto. According to Astrologers, Flomena Cheyech Daniel's zodiac sign is Leo.

Daniel’s first big race of 2014 was the Ras Al-Khaimah Half Marathon and although she was defeated by Priscah Jeptoo, she was the runner-up in 68:13 minutes. She confirmed her ability over the longer marathon distance that April by winning the high-profile Paris Marathon with a new personal best of 2:22:44 hours – second-placed Yebrqual Meles was three and a half minutes behind her. She was chosen to represent Kenya in the marathon for the first time at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. In that race she was a clear leader throughout and in the final stages eased away from compatriot Caroline Kilel to win the gold medal – taking the first individual international medal of her career at the age of 32.