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 Chepkoech at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik |
| Born | 6 July 1991 Kimulot, Bomet County, Kenya |
| 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.
- ^ Chepkoech[permanent dead link]. Rio2016. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Beatrice CHEPKOECH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.