Maurine Chebor
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maurine Jepkoech Chebor |
| Born | 28 May 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running |
Maurine Jepkoech Chebor (born 28 May 2004) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner. She won the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in 2025.[1]
Career
Chebor is coached by Emmanuel Kipkoech. In October 2024, Chebor won her first senior race at the Betika BigwaFest Race.[2] She won the Sparkassen Cross Pforzheim, a silver label race on the 2024–25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour the following month.[3]
Chebor was runner-up to Sarah Chelangat over 5000 metres at the 2025 Kip Keino Classic.[4][5] Chebor was fifteenth over 5000 metres at the 2025 Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, part of the 2025 Diamond League.[6] Chebor won at the BingwaFest in Nakuru in the women’s 10,000m and 5,000m in August 2025.[7]
Chebor won the Kenyan Cross Country Championships over 10km in Eldoret on 25 October 2025.[8][9] She was subsequently selected to represent Kenya at the 2026 World Cross Country Championships in the United States.[10]
References
- ^ "Maurine Jepkoech Chebor". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Double joy for Maurine Chebor as she runs away with the first AK Cross Country Women Title". Athletics.co.ke. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Sparkassen Cross Pforzheim". World Athletics. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Kip Keino Classic". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Sarah Chelangat steals the show in women 5000m at Kipkeino Classic". Athletics.co.ke. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Prefonataine Classic". World Athletics. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Double Delight for Maurine Chebor as BingwaFest Season Two Guns Off in Nakuru". Athletics.co.ke. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Ebenyo and Chebor triumph at Kenyan Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Red hot Chebor eases to victory in 10km at National Cross Country in Eldoret". kbc.co.ke. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Chebet,Ngetich named in team Kenya of 30 for World Cross". kbc.co.ke. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.