Jackline Maranga (born 16 December 1977 in Nyanturago) is a Kenyan retired middle-distance runner. She won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships at the age of 15, and also won silver medals in the two following Championships, being the only athlete to do so.
She is perhaps best known for winning the 1500 metres gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Together with 10000 metres winner Esther Wanjiru, she became the first Kenyan woman to win Commonwealth Games gold medal.
She is also a world champion in cross-country running as she won the women's short course at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
Maranga is married to Tom Nyariki.
Achievements Representing 1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea —800mDQ2nd1500m4:08.791994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal 2nd800 metres2:05.051996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia 2nd1500 metres4:08.981998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st1500 metres 4:05.27African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal 1st1500 metres 4:11.75IAAF World CupJohannesburg, South Africa 2nd1500m 4:10.301999World Cross Country ChampionshipsBelfast, United Kingdom 1stShort race (4.236 km) 15:09All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa 3rd1500 metres 4:19.312002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom 4th1500 metres4:08.47African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia 1st1500 metres 4:18.912003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria 2nd1500 metres 4:22.69World Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 2nd1500 metres 4:01.48
External links
Pace Sports Management (Internet Archive)