Catherine Amanang'ole

Catherine Reline Amanang'ole is a Kenyan-born long-distance runner. She won a bronze medal in the half marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga.

Career

Amangang'ole finished fourth at the South American [Half Marathon Championships] in Buenos Aires on 21 August, 2022. In December 2022, she won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo, Brazil, in a time of 49:39.
On 1 October 2023 she completed a Kenyan 1-2-3 at the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia by finishing third in the half marathon in a time of 1:07:34, behind compatriots Peres Jepchirchir and Margaret Kipkemboi. In December 2023, she won the Saint Silvester Road Race in São Paulo, Brazil once again in a time of 49:54.
In September 2024, she finished third at the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 1:06:09. In December, she won the Abu [Dhabi Marathon] in 2:20:34. She retained her title the following year, becoming the first woman to have back-to-back victories at the Abu Dhabi Marathon, running 2:21.17.
In January 2026, she was one of a number of athletes, including fellow Kenyan-born distance runner Brigid Kosgei, who had reportedly applied to World Athletics to change international allegiance to Türkiye.