Sylvia Kibet
 Kibet (right) celebrating with Mercy Cherono at the 2011 World Championships |
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Representing  Kenya
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| Women's athletics | ||
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2008 Beijing | 5000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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2009 Berlin | 5000 m |
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2011 Daegu | 5000 m |
| All-Africa Games | ||
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2007 Algiers | 5000 m |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | 5000 m |
Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (born 28 March 1984) is an Kenyan long-distance runner. She was the silver medallist in the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics in both 2009 and 2011. She also won medals over the distance at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, the 2007 All-Africa Games and 2010 Commonwealth Games.
She has narrowly missed out on medals at major championships on a number of occasions, having finished fourth at the 2007 World Championships, 2008 Beijing Olympics and twice over 3000 metres at the IAAF World Indoor Championships (in 2008 and 2010).
Kibet is from Kapchorwa, Nandi District. Her older sister Hilda Kibet is also a runner, who now represents the Netherlands, as does Lornah Kiplagat, their cousin.
After winning the 1500 m silver medal at the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics, she took a break from athletics and married Erastus Limo, a former middle-distance runner. After giving birth to a daughter, she had her come-back in 2004. Living in Iten, a small town 30 km far from Eldoret, she met the Italian coach Renato Canova, and started training with him. She started to reach the international level in 2005, showing improving performances in her preferred event – the 5000 metres.
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