Aug 26, 2023 2 Min Read
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.
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).
| 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 |
| Type | Event | Time (m:s) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track | 3000 metres | 8:25.01 | Oslo, Norway | 15 June 2023 |
| 3000 metres indoor | 8:37.06 | Madrid, Spain | 24 February 2021 | |
| 5000 metres | 14:12.92 | London, England | 23 July 2023 | |
| 10,000 metres | 33:29.7h | Nairobi, Kenya | 5 March 2020 | |
| Road | 5 km | 14:32 | Zürich, Switzerland | 7 September 2022 |
| 10 km | 32:52 | Eldoret, Kenya | 24 November 2019 |
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