Beatrice Chebet

Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2022, she won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the World Championships, and became Commonwealth, African and Diamond League champion. Chebet claimed the gold medal for the women's senior race at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships.

Beatrice Chebet
Chebet at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000
Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (5000 m, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Eugene5000 m
Bronze medal – third place2023 Budapest5000 m
Diamond League
First place20225000 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint Pierre5000 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 Birmingham5000 m
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 Tampere5000 m
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Abidjan5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 AarhusJunior race
Gold medal – first place2023 BathurstSenior race
Gold medal – first place2023 BathurstSenior team
Silver medal – second place2019 AarhusJunior team
World Road Running Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Riga5K

She took the world under-20 title in the 5000 m in 2018 and at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships.

Career

Beatrice Chebet was born on 5 March 2000, the daughter of Francis and Lilian Kirui.[1][2] While at primary school, she raced in 5000 m events,[2] and went on to attend Saramek Secondary School, Londiani, graduating from there in 2013.[2] She joined the Lemotit Athletics Club in November 2016.[2]

In June 2018, at the age of 18, Chebet won the Kenyan Under-20s 5000 metres. A month later at Tampere 2018, she became the first Kenyan woman and the first non-Ethiopian since 2006 to win the 5000 m title at the World U20 Championships in Athletics.[3]

At the 2019 World Cross Country Championships, the top three athletes in the women's U20 race – Chebet and the Ethiopian duo of Alemitu Tariku and Tsigie Gebreselama – were all awarded the time of 20:50 as they finished together. Tariku was initially announced as the winner, with Gebreselama awarded silver. However, after the photo finish footage was reviewed Chebet received the gold medal.[4] Also 2019, she won the Kenyan U20 National Cross Country Championships.[5]

Her best success of 2022 came in July at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she claimed the silver medal for the closely-run 5000 m race with a time of 14:46.75 behind Gudaf Tsegay in 14:46.29 and ahead of Dawit Seyaum (14:47.36).[6]

Chebet trains in Londiani, Kericho County.[5]

Achievements

International competitions
Representing  Kenya
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 4th 3000 m 9:33.26
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 5000 m 15:30.77 PB
2019 World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark 1st Junior race 20:50
2nd Junior team 26 pts
African U20 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast 1st 5000 m 16:02.66
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 10th 3000 m 8:47.50
African Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius 1st 5000 m 15:00.82
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 2nd 5000 m 14:46.75 SB
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 5000 m 14:38.21 SB
2023 World Cross Country Championships Bathurst, Australia 1st Senior race 33:48
1st Team 16 pts
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 5000 m 14:54.33

Circuit wins and titles, National titles

Personal Bests
TypeEventTime (m:s)VenueDate
Track 3000 metres8:25.01Oslo, Norway15 June 2023
3000 metres indoor8:37.06Madrid, Spain24 February 2021
5000 metres14:12.92London, England23 July 2023
10,000 metres33:29.7hNairobi, Kenya5 March 2020
Road 5 km14:32Zürich, Switzerland7 September 2022
10 km32:52Eldoret, Kenya24 November 2019

References
  1. "Beatrice Chebet – Athlete profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Beatrice Chebet: How granny helped launch her athletics career". Daily Nation. 9 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023.
  3. Mills, Steven (10 July 2018). "Report: women's 5000m – IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". IAAF Website. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  4. Crumley, Euan (30 March 2019). "Beatrice Chebet takes World Cross U20 gold after dramatic ending". Athletics Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. Rotich, Bernard (23 February 2019). "Beatrice Chebet wins U-20 National X-Country title". The Daily Nation (Kenya). Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
  6. "Gudaf Tsegay Closes in 59.95 To Win Her 1st World Title In Women's 5000". LetsRun.com. 23 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. Gault, Jonathan; Johnson, Robert (7 September 2022). "2022 DL Final Day 1: Kenyans Nicholas Kipkorir & Beatrice Chebet Kick to 5K Wins as Kovacs Moves to #2 All-Time". LetsRun.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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