Nancy Chelangat Koech

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Nancy Chelangat Koech
Personal information
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 30) [1]
Sport
CountryKenya
Sport Para-athletics
DisabilityVision impairment
Disability class T11
Events
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 1500 m T11
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Paris 1500 m T11
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 New Delhi 1500 m T11
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Dubai 1500 m T11

Nancy Chelangat Koech (born 16 April 1995) is a visually impaired Kenyan para-athlete. [2] She represented Kenya at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres T11 event. [2] She also won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Career

At the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she won the bronze medal in the women's 1500 metres T11 event. [3]

References

  1. "WPA - New Delhi 2025 Results Book" (PDF). paralympic.org. p. 425. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Nancy Chelangat Koech". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "Dubai 2019 Results | Event Overview - Women's 1500m T11". paralympic.org. Retrieved 24 December 2019.