Winny Chebet

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Winny Chebet
Chebet 2010-06-04 Bislett Games 800 m.jpg
Winny Chebet in 2010
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 34)
Buret, Kenya
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
Coached byBernard Ouma
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Continental Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Ostrava 1500 m
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Asaba 1500 m
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint Pierre 1500 m

Winny Chebet (born 20 December 1990) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. [2] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition she won silver medals at the 2006 World Junior Championships and 2005 World Youth Championships.

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Her personal best in the 800 metres is 1:59.30 from 2013.

She qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 2nd800 m2:08.15
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 2nd800 m 2:04.59
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st (sf)800 m2:04.10 [4]
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th800 m 2:04.13
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 2nd800 m2:01.36
1st4 × 400 m relay3:48.99
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 5th800 m 2:03.02
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 7th800 m 2:11.58
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (sf)800 m 2:01.04
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 5th800 m 2:02.67
3rd4 × 400 m relay 3:35.91
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (sf)800 m 2:01.90
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (sf)1500 m 4:06.29
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 14th (h)800 m 2:18.31
5th1500 m 4:12.08
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 18th (h)1500 m 4:20.67
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st1500 m 4:14.02
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th1500 m 3:58.20
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 26th (sf)1500 m 4:11.62
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st1500 m 4:16.10
World Championships Eugene, United States 13th1500 m 4:15.13

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. "2018 Commonwealth Games profile" . Retrieved 29 April 2018.[ dead link ]
  2. Winny Chebet at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Olobulu, Timothy (19 June 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. Disqualified in the final