 Cheptegei at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 22 February 1991 Kenya |
| Died | 5 September 2024 (aged 33) Eldoret, Kenya |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Cross country running, Long distance running |
Rebecca Cheptegei (22 February 1991 – 5 September 2024) was a Ugandan cross country, long-distance and marathon runner, who was the national record holder in the latter discipline and a former world champion in mountain running.
Cheptegei represented Uganda at several World Championships since 2010, including IAAF World Cross Country Championships, World Mountain and Trail Running Championships and World Athletics Championships. She also competed in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She was killed in September 2024 by her former partner, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, who doused her with petrol and set her alight, reportedly over a land dispute in Kenya.