Joshua Cheptegei

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Joshua Cheptegei (2014)
Joshua Cheptegei in Eugene, 2014

Full name Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
nation UgandaUganda Uganda
birthday 12th September 1996 (age 23)
place of birth Kapchorwa District ,  Uganda
size 167 cm
Weight 52 kg
Career
discipline Long distance running
society NN running team
Trainer Addy Ruiter
status active
Medal table
World championships 1 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Cross Country World Championship 2 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Commonwealth Games 2 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
U20 world championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
U20 African Championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
IAAF logo World championships
silver London 2017 10,000 m
gold Doha 2019 10,000 m
IAAF logo World Cross Country Championships
bronze Kampala 2017 team
gold Aarhus 2019 singles
gold Aarhus 2019 team
Commonwealth Games Federation logo Commonwealth Games
gold Gold Coast 2018 10,000 m
gold Gold Coast 2018 5,000 m
IAAF logo Junior World Championships
gold Eugene 2014 10,000 m
Junior African Championships
gold Addis Ababa 2015 10,000 m
last change: October 7, 2019

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born September 12, 1996 in Kapsewui, Kapchorwa District ) is a Ugandan long-distance runner . He won the gold medal over 10,000 meters at the 2019 World Championships , after winning the silver medal over this distance at the 2017 World Championships . He was also a two-time winner of the Commonwealth Games in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters in 2018 . Since August 14, 2020 he has held the world record over 5000 meters with 12:35.36 min.

Life

Joshua Cheptegei was born in the Kapchorwa district bordering Kenya as the second oldest of later nine siblings. As a child, he played soccer and tried the long jump, but soon noticed that he could run faster than older people and those who were physically superior to him. He said he knew he had a talent for running since 2010, but didn't start training seriously until 2013 after he finished school. Since 2014 his management has been taken over by the company Global Sports Communication of the Dutchman Jos Hermens , he is trained by Addy Ruiter. He studied languages ​​and literature in Kampala for two years and is employed by the Ugandan police.

The date of birth of Cheptegei is September 12, 1996. At the end of 2016, however, Hermens and Cheptegei themselves confirmed that he had actually been born in 1992.

Athletic career

At the beginning of his career, Cheptegei first took part in national competitions. In March 2014 he won the student world championships in cross-country running in his home country. His first international appearance was two months later at the World 10K Bangalore in India , where he finished second behind half-marathon world champion Geoffrey Kamworor in a time of 28:24 minutes. At the U20 World Championships in Eugene at the end of July , he secured the gold medal over 10,000 meters with the best entry time (27: 56.26 min), and three days later he was fourth in the 5000 meter run .

At the beginning of March 2015, Cheptegei won gold over 10,000 meters at the Junior African Championships in Addis Ababa . Three weeks later he finished 11th in the junior race of the Cross Country World Championships . At the 2015 World Championships in Beijing , he finished ninth over 10,000 meters. In October he set a national record in the 10 km road race at the Grand 10 Berlin with 27:50 minutes , and a month later he won the Zevenheuvelenloop .

The year 2016 started Cheptegei in Laredo with an improvement of his national record to 27:46 min and a victory at the Carlsbad 5000 . He then competed in track races and was able to achieve a clear best time over 5000 meters in the Diamond League at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix as second with 13: 00.60 min. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , he finished sixth over 10,000 meters in a new personal best of 27: 10.06 min and eighth over 5000 meters a week later. A month later, he managed a second place at Dam tot Damloop and in November he defended his title at Zevenheuvelenloop .

In March 2017, Cheptegei competed in the World Cross Country Championships , which took place in Kampala . In the heat and high humidity he was able to tear a gap on the field in front of his home crowd in the penultimate of five laps and had a lead of 12 seconds on the Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor with one lap to go . In this, however, Cheptegei had to pay tribute to his efforts: After slowing down a little at first, but still leading with 7 seconds one kilometer from the finish, he broke in and lost almost two minutes in the last 800 meters. In the end, completely exhausted, he stumbled across the finish line in 30th place, but was at least able to place himself in the Ugandan team, which won bronze in the team standings just before Eritrea .

Things went better for Cheptegei in the rail season. In his first race since the World Cross Country Championships, he was fourth over 5000 meters at the Prefontaine Classic . At the beginning of July he stayed over the same distance at the Athletissima in Lausanne in 12: 59.83 minutes as third for the first time just under 13 minutes. At the World Championships in London , he kept the 10,000 meter run at high speeds and was ultimately rewarded with the silver medal behind Mo Farah and a personal best of 26: 49.51 minutes. He canceled his originally planned start over 5000 meters. He closed the year with a national record over 10 kilometers (27:29 min) and a record attempt over 15 kilometers. At the Zevenheuvelenloop he just barely missed the world record set by Leonard Komon in 41:16 minutes (41:13 minutes).

At the Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast , Cheptegei competed both over 10,000 meters and three days later over 5000 meters and was able to win both races ahead of the Canadian Mohammed Ahmed . In November he started again at the Zevenheuvelenloop and this time ran the world best in 41:05 minutes.

In 2019 he won the World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus in 31:40 minutes ahead of his compatriot Jacob Kiplimo and also secured the gold medal in the team standings . Also at the world championships in Doha he was able to win the world title over the 10,000 meters. In a personal best of 26: 48.36 min, he also ran the world's best for the year. On August 14, 2020, at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco, he set a new world record over 5000 meters with 12: 35.36 minutes, which he improved his own previous best performance over this distance by more than 22 seconds. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic , he had trained in his home country Uganda in the previous months.

International competitions

year competition venue rank distance Time (min)
2014 Junior World Championships Eugene 4th 5000 m 13: 32.84
1. 10,000 m 28: 32.86
2015 Junior African Championships Addis Ababa 1. 10,000 m 29: 58.70
World championships Beijing 9. 10,000 m 27: 48.49
2016 Olympic games Rio de Janeiro 8th. 5000 m 13: 09.17
6th 10,000 m 27: 10.06
2017 World Cross Country Championships Kampala 30th approx. 10 km 30:08
World championships London 2. 10,000 m 26: 49.94
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold coast 1. 5000 m 13: 50.83
1. 10,000 m 27: 19.62
2019 Cross country championships Aarhus 1. approx. 10 km 31:40
World championships Doha 1. 10,000 m 26: 48.36

Personal bests

Web links

Commons : Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei. In: gc2018.com. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Joshua Cheptegei. In: nnrunningteam.com. Accessed April 14, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b The seven steps to success. In: nnrunningteam.com. Accessed April 14, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b That moment when ... Cheptegei made his international debut. In: iaaf.org. January 6, 2018, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b c d Following nightmare in Kampala, Cheptegei lives London dream. In: iaaf.org. August 4, 2017, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Cheptegei overlaps number two to win 10000m gold. In: monitor.co.ug. December 19, 2014, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  7. Jump up ↑ Police Consider Promoting Medalist Cheptegei, Colleagues after Winning Gold. In: kampalapost.com. April 9, 2018, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Winnaar Zevenheuvelenloop blijkt 4 jaar ouder dan thought. In: sportnieuws.nl. November 21, 2016, accessed April 14, 2018 (Dutch).
  9. ↑ Winnaar Zevenheuvelenloop Cheptegei four years ouder dan thought. In: ad.nl. Retrieved April 14, 2018 (Dutch).
  10. ↑ a b Joshua Cheptegei - Bio. In: globalsportscommunication.nl. Accessed April 14, 2018 .
  11. ^ Geoffrey Kamworor Defends His World Cross Country Crown and Denies Host Uganda A Fairy Tale Ending. In: letsrun.com. March 26, 2017, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Cheptegei pulls out of World Championships 5000m race. In: independent.co.ug. August 9, 2017, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Uganda's Cheptegei runs world's 2nd fastest 15km race. In: independent.co.ug. November 20, 2017, accessed April 14, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course record. In: iaaf.org. November 18, 2018, accessed October 8, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Senior men's report: Cheptegei dethrones Kamworor and leads Ugandan 1-2 in Aarhus. In: iaaf.org. March 30, 2019, accessed March 31, 2019 .
  16. ↑ As fast as a moped , Spiegel Online, August 15, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Cheptegei, Joshua
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cheptegei, Joshua Kiprui (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ugandan long distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Kapchorwa District , Uganda