Beatrice Chebet

Beatrice Chebet
Personal information
Born (2000-03-05) 5 March 2000 (age 24)
Kericho, Kenya
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportTrack and field
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • No. 1 (overall, 2024)[2]
  • No. 1 (5000 m, 2024)[3]
  • No. 1 (10,000 m, 2024)[4]
  • No. 1 (cross country, 2024)[5]
Personal bests

Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the 10,000 m and the gold medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m and 10,000 m races, becoming the third woman in history to win both events at the same Olympic games.

In 2022, Chebet won gold medals in the 5000 m at the Commonwealth Games, African Championships, and Diamond League, and a silver medal in the 5000 m at the World Championships. Chebet also won gold medals at the 2023 and 2024 World Cross Country Championships.[6]

Chebet won gold medals in the 5000 m at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships and the Junior women section of the 2019 World Cross Country Championships.

  1. ^ "CHEBET Beatrice | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ "World Rankings Women's Overall Ranking", World Athletics, 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ "World Rankings Women's 5000m (3000m-2 Miles-5km)", World Athletics, 27 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ "World Rankings Women's 10,000m (10km)", World Athletics, 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  5. ^ "World Rankings Women's Cross Country", World Athletics, 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Beatrice Chebet And Jacob Kiplimo Crowned Back-To-Back Winners At World Cross Country Championships". 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.