Beatrice Chepkoech

Beatrice Chepkoech

Chepkoech at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha
Personal information
Full name	Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik
Born	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33) Kimulot, Bomet County, Kenya
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 metres steeplechase; Middle-, Long-distance running
Coached by	Bram Som
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	3000 m st.: 8:44.32 WR (Monaco 2018)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Kenya World Championships 2019 Doha 3000 m st. 2023 Budapest 3000 m st. World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow 3000 m Diamond League 2018 3000 m st. 2019 3000 m st. Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m African Games 2023 Accra 3000 m st. 2015 Brazzaville 1500 m African Championships 2018 Asaba 3000 m st. Continental Cup 2018 Ostrava 3000 m st. World Cross Country Championships 2017 Kampala Mixed relay 2019 Aarhus Senior team

Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik (born 6 July 1991)^[2] is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2018 African Championships and silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. In the 1500 metres, Chepkoech took silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2015 African Games. She is the world record holder for the 3000 m steeplechase with a time of 8:44.32 set in 2018 in Monaco. With that mark she became the first woman to break the 8:50 and 8:45 barriers in the event.

Chepkoech is a two-time 3000 m steeplechase Diamond League champion and won two Kenyan national titles.