Ruth Chepng'etich

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Ruth Chepng'etich
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Ruth Chepng'etich at Doha 2019 Women's Marathon
Personal information
Full nameRuth Chepng'etich
NationalityKenyan
Born (1994-08-08) 8 August 1994 (age 27)
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)10,000 metres, Marathon, Half marathon
Turned pro2016
Achievements and titles
National finalsAthletics Kenya
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Marathon
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Valencia Team half marathon
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chicago Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2020 London Marathon

Ruth Chepng'etich, often spelt Ruth Chepngetich, (born 8 August 1994) is a Kenyan road racing athlete, who competes in marathon and long distance track events. She is related to Rosefline Chepngetich. Chepng'etitch's time is No. 4 all-time behind world record holder (pending ratification) Brigid Kosgei 2:14:04, Paula Radcliffe 2:15:25, and 2:17:01 (women only world record holder) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany.

She is the 2019 Marathon World Champion.

Career[]

Ruth Chepng'etich won the road race in 2:18:35 the women's race at the .[1] At the 40th Istanbul Marathon (World Athletics Label Road Race), Chepng'etich ran 2:18:35 (31:59 – 10 km, 48:15 – 15 km, 1:08:22 – Half Marathon, 1:37:42 – 30 km), a race record and best performance ever on Turkish soil, and the seventh best time in history, becoming the 10th athlete of all time to go below 2:19 and 30th under 2:20.[2]

At the 20th Dubai Marathon (2019), Chepng'etich celebrates winning at Dubai Marathon in a course record breaking time of 2 hours, 17 minutes and 07 seconds.[3]

She ran the 20th fastest half marathon of all-time at 2019 Bahrain Night Half Marathon in a time of 66:09 (1:06:09).

Chepng'etich ran the 12th fastest half marathon of all-time at 2019 Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon in a time of 65:30 (1:05:30).

On 28 September 2019, she won the world title during the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, clocking 2:32.43 after a start at midnight. The silver medal went to Rose Chelimo with 2:33:46 (Bahrain) and bronze to Helalia Johannes (age 39) with 2:34:15. Chepng'etich's time is the slowest world championship winning time so far. The second slowest happened in 2007 with Catherine Ndereba winning in 2:30.37 in Osaka. Only 40 out of 68 starters finished the race in Doha.[4]

On 4 October 2020, she finished third in London Marathon.

On 4 April 2021, Chepng'etich set a world record of 1:04:02 at the Istanbul Half Marathon in Turkey.[5]

On 10 October 2021, she won the Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:22:31.

Results[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
10 km
2018 Memorial Samuel Wanjiru 10 km Nyahururu, Kenya 2nd 10 km 33:09
Marathons Representing  Kenya
2017 Istanbul Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Marathon 2:22:36
2018 Paris Marathon Paris, France 2nd Marathon 2:22:59
Istanbul Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Marathon 2:18:35 CR[6]
2019 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1st Marathon 2:17:08
World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st Marathon 2:32:43
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan – Marathon DNF
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st Marathon 2:22:31
Half Marathons Representing Nike
2016 Rabat, Morocco 4th Half Marathon 1:11:33
Nairobi Half Marathon Nairobi, Kenya 2nd Half Marathon 1:14:13
2017 Adana Half Marathon Adana, Turkey 1st Half Marathon 1:09:06
Paris Half Marathon Paris, France 1st Half Marathon 1:08:08
Milano Half Marathon Milano, Italy 1st Half Marathon 1:07:42
Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Half Marathon 1:06:19
Bogotá Half Marathon Bogotá, Colombia 3rd Half Marathon 1:13:57
Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 4th Half Marathon 1:10:33
2018 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Valencia, Spain 13th Half Marathon 1:09:12
Portugal Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 5th Half Marathon 1:07:02
2019 Bahrain Night Half Marathon Manama, Bahrain 2nd Half Marathon 1:06:09
Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Half Marathon 1:05:30
Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon Gifu, Japan 1st Half Marathon 1:06:06
Media Maraton de Bogota Half Marathon Bogotá, Colombia 1st Half Marathon 1:10:39
2021 Istanbul Half Marathon Istanbul, Turkey 1st Half marathon 1:04:02 (WR)

Personal bests[]

Distance Performance Location Date Notes
5,000 m 15:17 Istanbul, Turkey 4 April 2017
10,000 m 31:08 Istanbul, Turkey 4 April 2017
Half marathon 1:04:02 (WR) Istanbul, Turkey 4 April 2021 [5]
Marathon 2:17:08 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 25 January 2019

References[]

  1. ^ "Ruth Chepngetich's amazing run at the 2018 Vodafome Istanbul Marathon". Run Blog Run. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 Istanbul Marathon". Podisti – Roberto Annoscia. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Ruth Chepngetich shatters Dubai Marathon course record". Daily Nation. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Leichtathletik-WM: Chepngetich gewinnt langsamsten WM-Marathon - 28 Läuferinnen müssen aufgeben". Spiegel Online. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b "stanbul Yarı Maratonu'nda dünya rekoru!". NTV Spor (in Turkish). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Ruth Chepngetich Smashes Istanbul Marathon Record with 2:18:35". Watch Athletics. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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