Stella Chesang

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Stella Chesang
Stella Chesang of Uganda at the 2018 African Athletics Championships.jpg
Chesang at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics
Personal information
Born (1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 28)
Serere Village, Kween District, Uganda [1]
SpouseRonald Kwemoi
Sport
Country Uganda
Sport Athletics
Event Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast 10,000 m
African U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Addis Ababa 5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Bathurst Senior team

Stella Chesang (born 1 December 1996) [2] is a Ugandan long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. [1] [3]

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Chesang earned bronze for the 5000 metres at the 2015 African Under-20 Championships. She represented Uganda at the 2016 Rio Olympics. [4] She is the Ugandan record holder for the 10,000 m and half marathon.

Background and education

Chesang was born on 1 December 1996 in Serere Village, Benet sub-county, Kween District, Uganda to Juliet Cheptoris and Patrick Kusuro. She is the second born in a family of nine siblings. [5] She attended Benet Primary School before she transferred to Chemwania High School in Kween for her O-Level studies. [5] Later, she graduated from Kyambogo University, with a degree in sports science. [6]

Police career

During her primary school days, Chesang won all athletic races that she competed in. She was awarded a full academic scholarship during her four-year O-Level studies at Chemwania High School. While in Senior 3, manager of Kapchorwa Athletics Association requested Stella's parents that she goes and lives in his camp, so that she could train with other talented athletes on a regular scheduled basis. It was here that the Uganda Police Force Athletic Club found and recruited her as a police officer and member of the Uganda Police Athletic Club. [5]

Following her winning the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Chesang was promoted from the rank of Special Police Constable (SPC) to the rank of Inspector of Police (IP). [7]

Athletic career

She won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2015 [8] and the Ugandan Cross Country Championships in 2016. [9]

International competitions

Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2011 World Cross Country Championships Punta Umbría, Spain39thU20 race 21:16
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland14thU20 race 19:09
World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine4th3000 m 9:11.03
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States4th5000 m 15:53.85 NU20R
African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco–5000 m DNF
2015 Africa Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia3rd5000 m 17:04.91
World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China11thU20 race 20:37
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil25th (h)5000 m 15:49.80
2017 World Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda18thSenior race 34:27
World Championships London, United Kingdom24th (h)5000 m 15:23.02
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia1st10,000 m 31:45.30
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria4th10,000 m 32:29.54
2019 World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark21stSenior race 38:14
African Games Rabat, Morocco7th5000 m 15:49.87
World Championships Doha, Qatar16th10,000 m 32:15.20
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States14th10,000 m 31:01.04 NR
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom9th5000 m 15:19.01 SB
4th10,000 m 31:14.14
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia10thSenior race 34:58
3rdTeam 41 pts
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th10,000 m 32:38.90
Mountain races
2014 African Mountain Running Championships Obudu, Nigeria1st8,6 km race1:01:31
2015 World Mountain Running Championships Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom1st8,9 km race 37:52 [8]
3rdWomen's team 28 pts

References

  1. 1 2 Stella Chesang. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  2. ↑ "Stella CHESANG – Athlete Profile". World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Uganda Radio Network (9 April 2018). "Chesang wins Uganda's second gold in Australia". The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network . Kampala. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Stella Chesang Archived 25 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  5. 1 2 3 Allan Chekwech, and Darren Allan Kyeyune (22 April 2018). "The quiet, humble life of golden girl Chesang". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Stella Chesang. nbcolympics.com
  7. ↑ Isabirye, David (20 April 2018). "Uganda Commonwealth medalists earn promotion in the National Police Forces". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. 1 2 IAAF: Double gold for Uganda at World Mountain Running Championships.
  9. ↑ IAAF: Kipyeko and Chesang Victorious at Ugandan Cross Country Championships.
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