Grancy Kandagor
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| Full name | Grancy Jebichii Kandagor | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2000 (age 23–24) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kenya | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Grancy Jebichii Kandagor (born 2000) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who has specialized in long-distance running.[1]
Career
[edit]She made her maiden Deaflympic appearance during the 2021 Summer Deaflympics (held in May 2022) and claimed her first Deaflympic medal during the course of the multi-sport event in the women's 10000m event.[2][3] She was initially in firm contention of winning the gold in 10000m event but eventually lost her way out as she picked up a knee injury after falling down during the race.[4] She settled for a bronze medal and she insisted that they planned for a Kenyan podium finish in the event but the plans were ruined with few stumbling blocks. Coincidentally, her fellow Kenyan compatriot Serah Wangari claimed silver medal in the same competition.[3][5] The medal achievements of both Wangari and Grancy is also the first time that Kenya had secured a medal in the 10000m race at a Deaflympic event.[4] The medals were also the first set of medals won by Kenya at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Grancy Jebichii KANDAGOR". Deaflympics. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ Okumu, Bernard (2022-03-09). "Road to Brazil: Athletics Deaflympics squad picked". KBC. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ a b Oyugi, Ochieng. "Kenyans bag silver, bronze in Brazil". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ a b Isaboke, Alex (2022-05-09). "Kenya Breaks Women's 10,000m Medal Jinx in Deaflympics". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
- ^ "Ponce Juarez wins first athletics gold of Deaflympics in women's 10,000m". www.insidethegames.biz. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
- ^ "Kenya bags first medals at Deaflympics". Nation. 2022-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Kenyan female long-distance runners
- Deaf competitors in athletics
- Kenyan deaf people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics
- Deaflympic athletes for Kenya
- Deaflympic bronze medalists for Kenya
- Medalists at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics
- 21st-century Kenyan sportswomen