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Beatrice Chebet

Kenyan track and field athlete (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Beatrice Chebet
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Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the 5000 metres, the women's only and mixed 5 kilometre run, and the 10,000 metres. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m and 10,000 m races, becoming the third woman in history to win both events at the same Olympic games. She is nicknamed the "smiling assassin".[6]

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In 2022, Chebet won gold medals in the 5000 m at the Commonwealth Games, African Championships, and Diamond League, and a silver medal in the 5000 m at the World Championships. Chebet also won gold medals at the 2023 and 2024 World Cross Country Championships.[7]

Chebet won gold medals in the 5000 m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and the Junior women section of the 2019 World Cross Country Championships.

Chebet trains in Londiani, Kericho County.[8]

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Early life and junior career

Chebet was born on 5 March 2000, the daughter of Francis and Lilian Kirui.[9][10] While at primary school, she raced in 5000 m events,[10] and went on to attend Saramek Secondary School, Londiani, graduating from there in 2013.[10] She joined the Lemotit Athletics Club in November 2016.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12] During the same year, Chebet won the Kenyan U20 National Cross Country Championships.[8]

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2022–2023

At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Chebet claimed a silver medal in the 5000 metres, with a time of 14:46.75 behind Gudaf Tsegay in 14:46.29 and ahead of Dawit Seyaum (14:47.36).[13]

On 31 December 2023, at the Cursa dels Nassos in Barcelona, Chebet set a new women's only 5 kilometre world record of 14:13, which was faster than both the previous women's only world record of 14:29, and the mixed world record of 14:19 set in 2021.[14]

2024

At the Prefontaine Classic on 25 May, Chebet broke Letesenbet Gidey's 10,000 metres world record of 29:01.03, running a time of 28:54.14 to become the first woman to break the 29 minute barrier.[note 1] The race was originally billed as a world record attempt by Gudaf Tsegay. Chebet attached herself to Gudaf throughout the twenty five lap race, but as Gudaf faded from world record pace nearing the end, Chebet surged with three laps to go to catch up with the world record wavelights and went on to break the record.[15]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics, Chebet won an Olympic gold medal in the women's 5000 metres on 5 August, finishing with a time of 14:28.56, beating defending champion Sifan Hassan, reigning world champion Faith Kipyegon, and world record holder Gudaf Tsegay in a highly anticipated race. Chebet stayed in the pack for much of the race, but as Kipyegon made a surge to the front, Chebet followed, out-kicking Kipyegon in the final hundred metres to become the Olympic Champion.[16][17] Chebet also won Olympic gold in the 10,000 metres on 9 August, finishing in a time of 30:43.25.[18]

At the Weltklasse Zürich meeting on 5 September, Chebet attempted to break the 5000 metres world record of 14:00.21 set by Gudaf Tsegay in 2023, perhaps to become the first woman under the 14 minute barrier. However, with pacing only to 2000 metres and the weather conditions proving to be too poor for a record attempt, Chebet was unable to break the world record or her personal best of 14:05.92, but still managed to dip below 14:10 to win the race in a world leading time and a new meeting record of 14:09.52.[19][20] On 14 September, Chebet won the 5000 metres at the Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium, in a time of 14:09.82.[21] On 31 December, at the Cursa dels Nassos, Chebet broke Agnes Jebet's mixed 5 kilometre world record of 14:13, running 13:54. In setting this record, Chebet became the first woman to break the 14 minute barrier on any surface.[22][23]

2025

On 25 May, at the Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Chebet ran the second fastest 3000 metres of all time, finishing in 8:11.56. This time falls 5.45 seconds short of Wang Junxia's officially recognized world record of 8:06.11 set in 1993.[24] Given the controversy surrounding Junxia's world record, some organizations outside of World Athletics such as Track and Field News do not recognize it, which would make Chebet's performance the fastest in history.[25] On 6 June, at the Golden Gala, Chebet ran the second fastest 5000 metres of all time, finishing in 14:03.69.[26] On 5 July, at the Prefontaine Classic, with a 61-second final lap, Chebet broke Gudaf Tsegay's 5000 metre world record of 14:00.21, running 13:58.06 to become the first woman to break the 14 minute barrier on the track.[27]

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    On the track; Agnes Ngetich set a road 10 km world record of 28:46 in January 2024.

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