Winny Chebet
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Birth date20 December 1990 (age 35)
Birth placeBuret, Kenya
SportAthletics
Event800 m, 1500 m
Height1.70 m[1]
Weight49 kg

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

Representing
2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco2nd800 m2:08.15
2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China2nd800 m2:04.59
2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic1st (sf)800 m2:04.10[4]
2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5th800 m2:04.13
2009African Junior ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius2nd800 m2:01.36
1st4 × 400 m relay3:48.99
2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya5th800 m2:03.02
Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India7th800 m2:11.58
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12th (sf)800 m2:01.04
2015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo5th800 m2:02.67
3rd4 × 400 m relay3:35.91
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st (sf)800 m2:01.90
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (sf)1500 m4:06.29
2018World Indoor ChampionshipBirmingham, United Kingdom14th (h)800 m2:18.31
5th1500 m4:12.08
Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia18th (h)1500 m4:20.67
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1st1500 m4:14.02
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th1500 m3:58.20
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan26th (sf)1500 m4:11.62
2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius1st1500 m4:16.10
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th1500 m4:15.13

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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  3. ^ Olobulu, Timothy (2021-06-19). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  4. ^ Disqualified in the final