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.