Janeth Chepngetich
Chepngetich at the African Games 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 July 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
She is from Keringet, Nakuru County in the Kenyan Rift Valley, the same town as world record breaking athlete, Faith Kipyegon.[2]
Career
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]
On 22 February 2025, she finished second at the Sirikwa Classic, the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting in Eldoret.[10] She ran a personal best 14:40.25 for the 5000 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic on 5 July.[11]
She won the Kenyan World Championships Trials in July 2025. In September, she competed over 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but was unable to finish the race.[12][13][14]
Statistics
| Grand Slam Track results[15] | |||||
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| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Miami Slam | Long distance | 5000 m | 4th | 14:46.16 | US$25,000 |
| 3000 m | 6th | 8:37.06 | |||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ngetich and Ebenyo victorious at Sirikwa Classic in Eldoret". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Results - Eugene Diamond League - Pre Classic 2025". Watch Athletics Weekly. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ Moses, Martin (22 July 2025). "World Athletics Championships: Faith Kipyegon, Omanyala, Chebet Lead Team Kenya to Tokyo". Toku.co.ke. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Chavez, Chris (22 July 2025). "2025 Athletics Kenya Trials For 2025 Tokyo World Championship: Notable Results". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track. Retrieved 5 April 2025.