Beatrice Chebet

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Beatrice Chebet
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Personal information
Born (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)
Kericho, Kenya
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) [1]
Sport
Country Kenya
Sport Track and field
Event Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • No. 1 (overall, 2024) [2]
  • No. 1 (5000 m, 2024) [3]
  • No. 1 (10,000 m, 2024) [4]
  • No. 1 (cross country, 2024) [5]
Personal bests

Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the 10,000 m and the gold medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m and 10,000 m races, becoming the third woman in history to win both events at the same Olympic games.

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In 2022, Chebet won gold medals in the 5000 m at the Commonwealth Games, African Championships, and Diamond League, and a silver medal in the 5000 m at the World Championships. Chebet also won gold medals at the 2023 and 2024 World Cross Country Championships. [6]

Chebet won gold medals in the 5000 m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and the Junior women section of the 2019 World Cross Country Championships.

Career

Beatrice Chebet was born on 5 March 2000, the daughter of Francis and Lilian Kirui. [7] [8] While at primary school, she raced in 5000 m events, [8] and went on to attend Saramek Secondary School, Londiani, graduating from there in 2013. [8] She joined the Lemotit Athletics Club in November 2016. [8]

In June 2018, at the age of 18, Chebet won the Kenyan Under-20s 5000 metres. A month later at Tampere 2018, she became the first Kenyan woman and the first non-Ethiopian since 2006 to win the 5000 m title at the World U20 Championships in Athletics. [9]

At the 2019 World Cross Country Championships, the top three athletes in the women's U20 race – Chebet and the Ethiopian duo of Alemitu Tariku and Tsigie Gebreselama – were all awarded the time of 20:50 as they finished together. Tariku was initially announced as the winner, with Gebreselama awarded silver. However, after the photo finish footage was reviewed Chebet received the gold medal. [10] Also 2019, she won the Kenyan U20 National Cross Country Championships. [11]

Her best success of 2022 came in July at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she claimed the silver medal for the closely-run 5000 m race with a time of 14:46.75 behind Gudaf Tsegay in 14:46.29 and ahead of Dawit Seyaum (14:47.36). [12]

At the 2024 Prefontaine Classic, Chebet broke Letesenbet Gidey's 10,000 metres world record of 29:01.03, running a time of 28:54.14 to become the first woman to break the 29 minute barrier. The race was originally billed as a world record attempt by Gudaf Tsegay. Chebet attached herself to Gudaf throughout the twenty five lap race, but as Gudaf faded from world record pace nearing the end, Chebet surged with three laps to go to catch up with the world record wavelights and went on to break the record. [13]

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Chebet won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 5000 metres on 5 August, finishing with a time of 14:28.56, beating defending champion Sifan Hassan, reigning world champion Faith Kipyegon, and world record holder Gudaf Tsegay in a highly anticipated race. Chebet stayed in the pack for much of the race, but as Kipyegon made a surge to the front, Chebet followed, out-kicking Kipyegon in the final hundred metres to become the Olympic Champion. [14] [15] Chebet also won Olympic gold in the 10,000 metres on 9 August, finishing in a time of 30:43.25. [16]

At the 2024 Weltklasse Zurich meeting on 5 September, Chebet attempted to break the 5000 metres world record of 14:00.21 set by Gudaf Tsegay in 2023, perhaps to become the first woman under the 14 minute barrier. However, with pacing only to 2000 metres and the weather conditions proving to be too poor for a record attempt, Chebet was unable break the world record or her personal best of 14:05.92, but still managed to dip below 14:10 to win the race in a world leading time and a new meeting record of 14:09.52. [17] [18]

On 14 September 2024, Chebet won the 5000 metres at the 2024 Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium, in a time of 14:09.82. [19]

Chebet trains in Londiani, Kericho County. [11]

Achievements

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya4th 3000 m 9:33.26
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland1st 5000 m 15:30.77 PB
2019 World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark1st Junior race 20:50
2nd Junior team 26 pts
African U20 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast1st 5000 m 16:02.66
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia10th 3000 m 8:47.50
African Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius1st 5000 m 15:00.82
World Championships Eugene, United States2nd 5000 m 14:46.75 SB
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom1st 5000 m 14:38.21 SB
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia1st Senior race 33:48
1st Team 16 pts
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 5000 m 14:54.33
2024 Olympics Games Paris, France1st 5000 m 14:28.56
1st 10,000 m 30:43.25

Circuit wins and titles, National titles

Personal bests

Type [21] EventTime (m:s)VenueDate
Track 3000 metres 8:25.01 Oslo, Norway15 June 2023
3000 metres indoor8:37.06 Madrid, Spain24 February 2021
Two miles 9:14.71 Eugene, United States27 May 2022
5000 metres 14:05.92 Eugene, United States17 September 2023
10,000 metres 28:54.14 WR Eugene, United States25 May 2024
Road 5 km 14:32 Zürich, Switzerland7 September 2022
10 km 32:52 Eldoret, Kenya24 November 2019

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