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| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Agnes Jebet Ngetich (born January 23, 2001)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won two medals at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships with bronze in the senior women's race and team gold.[2] In January 2024, with a time of 28:46, she set the 10 km run world record in Valencia, breaking the previous record by 28 seconds. En route to this time, Ngetich also broke the 5 km run world record, splitting 14:13 at 5 km which was 6 seconds faster than the previous world record.[3][4] Ngetich also holds the second fastest half marathon mark in history, at 1 hour 3 minutes and 4 seconds.[5]
- ^ "Agnes Jebet NGETICH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Agnes Jebet Ngetich". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Agnes Ngetich Kicks Off 2024 Season With 10K Road World Record In Valencia". 14 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Ngetich smashes world 10km record with 28:46 in Valencia | REPORTS | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "A Deeper Look At Yomif Kejelcha's World Record and Agnes Ngetich's Near World Record in Valencia". Letsrun.com.