Back بياتريس تشيبيت ARZ Беатрыс Чэбет Byelorussian Beatrice Chebet German Μπεατρίς Τσεμπέτ Greek Beatrice Chebet Spanish Beatrice Chebet Basque Beatrice Chebet French ביאטריס צ'בט HE Beatrice Chebet Italian Beatrice Chebet Dutch
.jpg) Chebet at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 March 2000 Kericho, Kenya |
| 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. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m event. In 2022, Chebet won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the World Championships, and became Commonwealth, African and Diamond League champion. Chebet claimed the gold medal for the women's senior race at the 2023 and 2024 World Cross Country Championships.[2] She is also the current world record holder in the 10,000 metres, with a time of 28:54.14, set at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic on 25 May. In setting this record, Chebet became the first woman in history to break 29 minutes for the 10,000 metres. She is nicknamed the "smiling assassin".[3][4]
She took the world under-20 title in the 5000 m in 2018 and at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships.
- ^ "CHEBET Beatrice | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Beatrice Chebet And Jacob Kiplimo Crowned Back-To-Back Winners At World Cross Country Championships". 30 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Beatrice Chebet Breaks 10,000 Meter World Record At Prefontaine Classic". 25 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Beatrice Chebet breaks 10,000m world record at Pre Classic". NBC Sports. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.