Sheila Jebet

Sheila Jebet

Personal information
Born	(2005-12-31) 31 December 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Kenya World Cross Country Championships 2024 Belgrade U20 team

Sheila Jebet (born 31 December 2005) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. ^[1]

Career

2024

In March 2024, she won the U20 Kenyan Cross Country Championships in Ruiru, Kiambu County. ^{[2] [3]} On 30 March 2024, she finished fourth in the U20 individual event, and won the silver medal in the team U20 race, at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia. ^{[4] [5]} She was selected for the 5000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, placing fifth overall. ^{[6] [7]}

She travelled to Europe for the conclusion of the 2024–25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour. ^[8] She finished second to Charity Cherop at the Cardiff Cross Country Challenge in November 2024, a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold race. ^{[9] [10]} Later that month, she finished runner-up at the Cinque Mulini in Italy. ^[11]

2025

She won the World Cross Country Tour Gold event in Hannut, Belgium, in January 2025. ^[12] She finished third in the overall World Cross Country Tour 2024-25 standings, behind Italian Nadia Battocletti and Burundi’s Francine Niyomukunzi. ^[13]

References

1. "Sheila Jebet". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
2. Wanja, Charity (3 March 2024). "Ngetich and Sawe crowned National Cross Country Championship winners". sjak. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
3. "WXC Belgrade 24 U20 women's preview: Ethiopia set for double title defence". World Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
4. "U20 RACE WOMEN". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
5. "Alemayo dominates to lead Ethiopia to team U20 gold in Belgrade". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
6. Onyatta, Omondi (27 August 2024). "Kenyan Juniors Hungry For Medals As World Under 20 Championships Begin In Peru". capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
7. "Women's 5000m Results - World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
8. "Sheila Jebet to lead Kenya's charge for the Cardiff Cross Challenge title". Pulse Sports. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
9. Henderson, Jason (9 November 2024). "Ugandans rule at Cardiff Cross Challenge". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
10. "Kiprop retains title, Cherop holds off late challenge at Cardiff Cross". World Athletics. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
11. "Kenyan men sweep Cinque Mulini as Jebet settles for silver". Mozzartsport.co.ke. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
12. "Kibet and Jebet claim cross country crowns in Hannut". World Athletics. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
13. "Battocletti and Kwizera win 2024-2025 World Athletics Cross Country Tour". World Athletics. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.