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Winny Chebet

Winny Chebet
Winny Chebet in 2010
Personal information
Nationality Kenya
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)
Buret, Kenya
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
Coached byBernard Ouma
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Kenya
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 1500 m
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 1500 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint Pierre 1500 m

Winny Chebet (born 20 December 1990) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[2] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition she won silver medals at the 2006 World Junior Championships and 2005 World Youth Championships.

Her personal best in the 800 metres is 1:59.30 from 2013.

She qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 2nd 800 m 2:08.15
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 2nd 800 m 2:04.59
2007 World Youth Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 1st (sf) 800 m 2:04.10[4]
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 800 m 2:04.13
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 2nd 800 m 2:01.36
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:48.99
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 5th 800 m 2:03.02
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 7th 800 m 2:11.58
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (sf) 800 m 2:01.04
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 5th 800 m 2:02.67
3rd 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.91
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 21st (sf) 800 m 2:01.90
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 15th (sf) 1500 m 4:06.29
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 14th (h) 800 m 2:18.31
5th 1500 m 4:12.08
Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 18th (h) 1500 m 4:20.67
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st 1500 m 4:14.02
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th 1500 m 3:58.20
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 26th (sf) 1500 m 4:11.62
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st 1500 m 4:16.10
World Championships Eugene, United States 13th 1500 m 4:15.13

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

References

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  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  2. ^ Winny Chebet at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Olobulu, Timothy (19 June 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ Disqualified in the final


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