![]() Chebet at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene | |
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Kericho, Kenya | 5 March 2000
Height | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Kenya |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Long-distance running |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 1st (5000 m, 2023) |
Medal record |
Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the 10,000 m. Chebet won the gold medal 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.[2]
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. She is nicknamed the smiling assassin.