Faith Macharia

Faith Macharia (born 9 February 1976, Nyeri, Kenya) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
In 2001 she set a new Kenyan record over 1000 metres (2:35.39), still valid in 2007.
She trains with PACE Sports Management and is coached by Ricky Simms.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	4th	800 m	1:58.98
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Melbourne, Australia	7th	800 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	9th (sf)	800 m	2:03.48
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	14th (sf)	800 m	2:01.30
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	800 m
	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	4th	800 m	2:03.44
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	34th (h)	800 m	2:06.31
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	8th	800 m	DNF

Personal bests

• 800 metres - 1:58.34 min (2001)
• 1500 metres - 4:08.04 min (1999)