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Major Beatrice Chebet's Biography in Summary

Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a long-distance runner from Kenya. She won the silver medal in the 5000 meters at the World Championships in 2022, as well as the Commonwealth, African, and Diamond League titles. Chebet won the women's senior race gold medal at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships.
She won the world under-20 title in the 5000 meters in 2018 and the World Cross Country Championships in 2019.

Major Beatrice Chebet Career

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

The top three athletes in the women's U20 race at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships - 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 declared the winner, with Gebreselama receiving silver. However, after reviewing the photo finish footage, Chebet was awarded the gold medal. She also won the Kenyan U20 National Cross Country Championships in 2019.

Her best performance of 2022 came in July at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she won silver in the 5000 m race in 14:46.75, trailing Gudaf Tsegay in 14:46.29 and ahead of Dawit Seyaum (14:47.36).

Beatrice Chebet

Chebet at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born	5 March 2000 (26) Kenya
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (5000 m, 2023)
Medal record

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Kenya

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
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

Circuit wins and titles, National titles

• Diamond League champion 5000 m:  2022
  • 2021: Doha Diamond League (3000 m WL PB)
  • 2022: Zürich Weltklasse (5 km PB)
• World Athletics Cross Country Tour
  • 2022–23 (2): Atapuerca Cross Internacional, San Vittore Olona Cinque Mulini
• Kenyan Athletics Championships
  • 5000 metres: 2022

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