Esther Chebet

Esther Chebet (born 10 September 1997) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner. She finished fifth at the 2019 African Games (1500 m).[1] At the 2019 World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark she finished fourteenth in the senior race and won a bronze medal in the team competition.[2]

Esther Chebet
Chebet in 2019
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (1997-09-10) 10 September 1997
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event(s)1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 meters: 2:03.28 (2016)

1500 meters: 4:02.90 (2019)
Mile: 4:28.16 (2017)
5000 meters: 15:02.15 (2022)

10K: 31:53 (2018)

She competed at the 2016 World U20 Championships (800 m),[3] the 2017 World Championships (1500 m)[4] and the 2019 World Championships (1500 m) without reaching the final.

Her personal best times are 2:03.28 minutes in the 800 metres, achieved in July 2016 in Kampala; 4:02.90 minutes in the 1500 metres, achieved in May 2019 in Nanjing; and 4:28.16 minutes in the mile run, achieved in July 2017 in Lausanne.[1]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent Uganda at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]

References
  1. Esther Chebet at World Athletics
  2. "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Semifinals results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. Heats results
  5. "Chebet surprises with 5000m Olympics ticket". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 June 2021.


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