Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ugandan |
Born | 15 May 2002 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long distance running |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal bests | 5000m 14:40.27 (Oordegem, 2025) NR 10000m 30:41.95 (Nairobi, 2025) 5km (road) (Riga, 2023) 14.28 NR 10km (road) (Valencia, 2023) 30.03 NR |
Joy Cheptoyek (born 15 May 2002) is an Ugandan long distance and cross country runner. [1]
In June 2023, she ran a 10,000 metres personal best in Hengelo, recording a time of 32:09.52. [2] The following month, she ran a new personal best time of 15:24.88 for the 5000 metres, in Nairobi. [3]
In November 2023, she finished sixth over 5km at the World Road Running Championships in Riga, in a Ugandan national record of 14:50. [4] [5]
In January 2024, at the Valencia Ibercaja 10k she ran a new personal best and national record of 30:03. [6]
In March 2024, she was selected for the World Cross Country Championships in Serbia. [7] She was selected for the 5000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024 but did not race. [8] [9]
In March 2025, she ran a 1:08.00 half marathon in Malaga, Spain. [10] [11] In May 2025, she won over 10km on the road in Tokyo, Japan in 30:22. [12] [13] In July 2025, she ran a new personal best for the 10,000 metres on the track of 30:41.95 in Nairobi, Kenya. [14]