Beatrice Chepkoech

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Beatrice Chepkoech
Beatrice Chepkoech 2016.jpg
Chepkoech competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 30)
Bomet, Kenya
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m SC: 8:44.32 (2018) WR
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Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 3000 m st.
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 3000 m st.
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 3000 m st.

Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik (born 6 July 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is the current world record holder in that event running 8:44.32 in 2018. With that time she became the first woman to break 8:50 and 8:45. She was also a bronze medallist over 1500 metres at the 2015 African Games.

Biography[]

Chepkoech began her career in road running, taking top three placings in 2014 at several low level races in Germany and the Netherlands.[2] She switched to track running in 2015 and set a 1500 m best of 4:03.28 minutes to win at the KBC Night of Athletics. This time placed her just outside the top twenty athlete for the season and she was the fifth fastest Kenyan.[3] A bronze medal in the event followed at the 2015 African Games.[4]

Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya competing in the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria

Chepkoech ended her 2015 season with a run in the 2000 metres steeplechase at the ISTAF Berlin and this prompted her to try the full 3000 m Olympic event. She made a successful transition and on the 2016 IAAF Diamond League circuit she ran 9:17.41 minutes for fourth at the Prefontaine Classic before taking second at the Stockholm Diamond League. She ranked fifth in the world upon entry to the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5]

She finished 2nd at the 1500m in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

In July 2018, Chepkoech shaved eight seconds off the women's world record in the 3000 m steeplechase, winning IAAF Diamond League Monaco race in 8:44.32.[6] Highlights Video on YouTube.

In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[7] She finished in 7th place.[7]

She broke the women’s 5km road world record (mixed race) in a time of 14 minutes 43 seconds at the Morocco Run in February 2021. The previous world record in that event was set by Caroline Kipkirui in 2018 with 14:48. Siffan Hassen ran a 5k race in 2019 (womens only) with 14:44.[8] [9]

Personal bests[]

All information from IAAF.[10]

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rd 1500 m 4:19.16
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:16.05
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:10.45
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 7th 1500 m 4:13.59
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 1500 m 4:03.09
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:59.88
IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:07.92
CR
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:57.84
CR
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th 3000 m s'chase 9:16.33

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Chepkoech[permanent dead link]. Rio2016. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ Senior Outdoor Women's 1500 metres 2015. IAAF. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ Big-Time Women's Steeple Talent Set for Pre Classic Archived 2 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Diamond League (24 May 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
  5. ^ Senior Outdoor Women's 3000 metres steeplechase 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Chepkoech breaks steeplechase world record in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League | REPORT | World Athletics".
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. ^ "14:43! Chepkoech breaks world 5km record in Monaco | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ "5km road world record: Beatrice Chepkoech sets new women's mark in Monaco". BBC Sport. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  10. ^ Beatrice Chepkoech. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.

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