Beatrice Chepkoech

Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik (born 6 July 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She is the current world record holder in that event running 8:44.32 in 2018. With that time she became the first woman to break 8:50 and 8:45. She was also a bronze medallist over 1500 metres at the 2015 African Games.

Beatrice Chepkoech
Chepkoech competing at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1991-07-06) 6 July 1991
Bomet, Kenya
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m SC: 8:44.32 (2018) WR
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
2019 Doha3000 m st.
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast1500 m
African Games
2015 Brazzaville1500 m
African Championships
2018 Asaba3000 m st.
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava3000 m st.

Biography

Chepkoech began her career in road running, taking top three placings in 2014 at several low level races in Germany and the Netherlands.[2] She switched to track running in 2015 and set a 1500 m best of 4:03.28 minutes to win at the KBC Night of Athletics. This time placed her just outside the top twenty athlete for the season and she was the fifth fastest Kenyan.[3] A bronze medal in the event followed at the 2015 African Games.[4]

Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya competing in the 2018 African Athletics Championship in Asaba, Nigeria

Chepkoech ended her 2015 season with a run in the 2000 metres steeplechase at the ISTAF Berlin and this prompted her to try the full 3000 m Olympic event. She made a successful transition and on the 2016 IAAF Diamond League circuit she ran 9:17.41 minutes for fourth at the Prefontaine Classic before taking second at the Stockholm Diamond League. She ranked fifth in the world upon entry to the 2016 Rio Olympics.[5]

She finished 2nd at the 1500m in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

In July 2018, Chepkoech shaved eight seconds off the women's world record in the 3000 m steeplechase, winning IAAF Diamond League Monaco race in 8:44.32.[6] Highlights Video on YouTube.

In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[7] She finished in 7th place.[7]

Personal bests

All information from IAAF.[8]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
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 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
IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:07.92
CR
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:57.84
CR

References
  1. Chepkoech. Rio2016. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  2. Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  3. Senior Outdoor Women's 1500 metres 2015. IAAF. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  4. Big-Time Women's Steeple Talent Set for Pre Classic. Diamond League (24 May 2016). Retrieved on 2016-08-13.
  5. Senior Outdoor Women's 3000 metres steeplechase 2016. IAAF. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
  6. https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/monaco-diamond-league-chepkoech-world-record
  7. "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  8. Beatrice Chepkoech. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 13 August 2016.
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