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{{Short description|Kenyan track and field athlete}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Janeth Chepngetich''' (born 23 July 1998) is a Kenyan |
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| name = Janeth Chepngetich |
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| nationality = Kenyan |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|23|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Keringet]] |
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| event = [[Long-distance running]] |
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} |
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{{MedalCompetition|[[African Games]]}} |
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2023 African Games|2023 Accra]]|[[Athletics at the 2023 African Games – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Janeth Chepngetich''' (born 23 July 1998) is a Kenyan [[long distance running|long-distance runner]]. She won the 10,000 metres race at the [[2023 African Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Janeth Chepngetich|accessdate=21 March 2024|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/janeth-chepngetich-14689606}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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She was runner-up at the [[Prague]] half marathon in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/prague-half-xiamen-marathon-kimais|website=World Athletics|accessdate=21 March 2024|title= Kimais and Kipkorir dominate in Prague, Abebayahu and Kipchumba win in Xiamen|date=1 April 2023}}</ref> In September 2023, running on the road she won the women's Birell 10KM Race in Prague, in a time of 30:21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.runczech.com/en/useful/for-the-media/news/ethiopian-worku-is-the-king-of-the-birell-grand-prix-and-italian-yaremchuk-set-a-european-course-record|website=Runczech|accessdate=21 March 2024|title= Ethiopian Worku Is the King of the Birell Grand Prix, and Italian Yaremchuk Set a European Course Record|date=September 4, 2023}}</ref> |
She was runner-up at the [[Prague]] half marathon in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/prague-half-xiamen-marathon-kimais|website=World Athletics|accessdate=21 March 2024|title= Kimais and Kipkorir dominate in Prague, Abebayahu and Kipchumba win in Xiamen|date=1 April 2023}}</ref> In September 2023, again running on the road, she won the women's Birell 10KM Race in Prague, in a time of 30:21.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.runczech.com/en/useful/for-the-media/news/ethiopian-worku-is-the-king-of-the-birell-grand-prix-and-italian-yaremchuk-set-a-european-course-record|website=Runczech|accessdate=21 March 2024|title= Ethiopian Worku Is the King of the Birell Grand Prix, and Italian Yaremchuk Set a European Course Record|date=September 4, 2023}}</ref> |
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In January 2024, she finished fourth at the [[Valencia]] 10k in a time of 29:55.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=21 March 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/agnes-ngetich-world-10km-record-2846-valencia|title= Ngetich smashes world 10km record with 28:46 in Valencia|date=14 January 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, she won gold in the 10,000 metres at the [[Athletics at the 2023 African Games|African Games]] in a time of 33:37.00.<ref>{{cite web|title= Chepngetich wins 10,000m gold medal in Accra |date=21 March 2024|accessdate=21 March 2024|url= https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2024-03-22-chepngetich-wins-10000m-gold-medal-in-accra/|website=The-Star.co.ke}}</ref> |
In January 2024, she finished fourth at the [[Valencia]] 10k in a time of 29:55.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=21 March 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/agnes-ngetich-world-10km-record-2846-valencia|title= Ngetich smashes world 10km record with 28:46 in Valencia|date=14 January 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, she won gold in the 10,000 metres at the [[Athletics at the 2023 African Games|African Games]] in a time of 33:37.00.<ref>{{cite web|title= Chepngetich wins 10,000m gold medal in Accra |date=21 March 2024|accessdate=21 March 2024|url= https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2024-03-22-chepngetich-wins-10000m-gold-medal-in-accra/|website=The-Star.co.ke}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{African Games champions in women's 10,000 metres}} |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province]] |
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Janeth Chepngetich (born 23 July 1998) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the 10,000 metres race at the 2023 African Games.[1]
Early life[edit]
She is from Keringet, Nakuru County in the Kenyan Rift Valley, the same town as world record breaking athlete, Faith Kipyegon.[2]
Career[edit]
Competing as a junior in 2015, she was an Africa Youth 1500m bronze medalist.[3] She subsequently competed over that distance at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Cali, Colombia.[4]
She set a women's course record in winning the Udine half marathon in 2022, in a time of 1:08.24.[5]
She was runner-up at the Prague half marathon in April 2023.[6] In September 2023, again running on the road, she won the women's Birell 10KM Race in Prague, in a time of 30:21.[7]
In January 2024, she finished fourth at the Valencia 10k in a time of 29:55.[8] In March 2024, she won gold in the 10,000 metres at the African Games in a time of 33:37.00.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Janeth Chepngetich". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Chepng'etich following in footsteps of village mate Kipyegon". Nation.Africa. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Chepngetich Bags Belgut Marathon Race". Kenyanews.co.ke. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Girls' 1500m preview – IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015". World Athletics. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
- ^ "All Kenyan podium at the Udine marathon, a city "invaded" by athletes and the public". Breaking.Latest. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Kimais and Kipkorir dominate in Prague, Abebayahu and Kipchumba win in Xiamen". World Athletics. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Ethiopian Worku Is the King of the Birell Grand Prix, and Italian Yaremchuk Set a European Course Record". Runczech. 4 September 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Ngetich smashes world 10km record with 28:46 in Valencia". World Athletics. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Chepngetich wins 10,000m gold medal in Accra". The-Star.co.ke. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
