Beatrice Chepkoech

Beatrice Chepkoech
Personal information
Full nameBeatrice Chepkoech Sitonik
Born (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33)
Kimulot, Bomet County, Kenya
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase; Middle-, Long-distance running
Coached byBram Som
Achievements and titles
Personal bests3000 m st.: 8:44.32 WR (Monaco 2018)

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.

  1. ^ Chepkoech[permanent dead link]. Rio2016. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Beatrice CHEPKOECH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.