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 Pamela Jelimo: Track & Field


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IAAF Bio: Pamela Jelimo

Pamela Jelimo was just 18 when she won gold in the 800m at the Beijing Olympics. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She holds the African 800m record (1:54.01).

Jelimo won the 2012 World Indoor 800m, edging Ukraine's Nataliia Lupu (silver) and USA's Erica Moore (bronze).