Beatrice Chepkoech
Personal information | |
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Full name | Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik |
Born | Kimulot, Bomet County, Kenya | 6 July 1991
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 |
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.
Career
Beatrice Chepkoech began her career in
Chepkoech ended her 2015 season with a run in the
In 2017, Chepkoech won her first
She finished second in the 1500 m at the
In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the World Cross Country Championships held in March in Aarhus, Denmark, finishing in seventh place.[9] In September, the 28-year-old triumphed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the Doha World Championships in Qatar with a time of 8:57.84, breaking the championship record in the process. Chepkoech won her second steeplechase Diamond Trophy that year, winning four of the five events, including final in Zürich.[2]
In February 2021, she broke the 5 km road world record in a time of 14 minutes 43 seconds at the Monaco Run. The previous world record in a mixed gender race was set by Caroline Chepkoech Kipkirui in 2018 with 14:48. Chepkoech's time bettered also Sifan Hassan's women only record of 14:44 set in 2019.[10][11] Chepkoech placed seventh in her signature event with a time of 9:16.33 at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic in August.[2]
She was forced to withdraw from the 2022 World Championship held in Eugene, Oregon in July due to an injury.[12]
Achievements
All information from World Athletics profile.[2]
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 4:03.09 (Gold Coast 2018)
- 3000 metres – 8:22.92 (Doha 2020)
- 2000 metres steeplechase – 6:02.47 (Berlin 2015)
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:44.32 (Monaco 2018) World record
- Road
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:19.16 |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:16.05 |
2017 | World Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 1st | Mixed relay | 22:22 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:10.45 | |
2018 | World Indoor Championship | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 7th | 1500 m | 4:13.59 |
Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:03.09 | |
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:59.88 CR | |
Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:07.92 CR | |
2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 7th | Senior race | 22:22 |
2nd | Senior team | 25 pts | |||
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:57.84 CR | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:16.33 |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary
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2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:58.98 |
2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 3000 m | 8:22.68 |
African Games | Accra, Ghana
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4th | 5000 m | 15:13.71 |
Circuit wins and titles, National titles
- Diamond League champion 3000 m steeplechase (2): 2018, 2019
- 2017 (1): Paris Meeting
- 2018 (3): Paris (WL PB), Monaco Herculis (WR), Brussels Memorial Van Damme
- 2019 (4): Shanghai Diamond League (WL MR), Prefontaine Classic in Stanford, CA (WL MR), Birmingham British Grand Prix (MR), Zürich Weltklasse
- Kenyan Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2017
- 3000 metres steeplechase: 2018
References
- ^ Chepkoech[permanent dead link]. Rio2016. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Beatrice CHEPKOECH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
- ^ Senior Outdoor Women's 1500 metres 2015. IAAF. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
- ^ Big-Time Women's Steeple Talent Set for Pre Classic Archived 2 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Diamond League (24 May 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
- ^ a b "World Record-Holder Beatrice Chepkoech: 'I Can Run Faster'". Athletics Africa. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Senior Outdoor Women's 3000 metres steeplechase 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Chepkoech breaks steeplechase world record in Monaco – IAAF Diamond League". World Athletics. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Senior women's race" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "14:43! Chepkoech breaks world 5km record in Monaco". World Athletics. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "5km road world record: Beatrice Chepkoech sets new women's mark in Monaco". BBC Sport. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Kipkorir, Tony. "Beatrice Chepkoech: World Record Holder Makes Comeback in Netherlands". TeamKenya.co.ke. Retrieved 1 January 2023.