Agnes Jebet Ngetich
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| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Agnes Jebet Ngetich (born January 23, 2001)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won two medals at the 2023 World Cross Country Championships with bronze in the senior women's race and team gold.[2] In January 2024, she improved the world record for a 10 km run by 28 seconds with a time of 28:46. She also broke the 5km world record by passing the 5km mark in 14:13, 6 seconds faster than the previous world record. [3]
Career
At 16, Ngetich placed 8th in the 2017 Under-20 Kenya National Cross Country. That same year, she finished 6th in the World Youth Trials, clocking 9:13.0 over 3000 meters.[4]
In February 2018, Ngetich rose to 4th place in the Under-20 Kenya National Cross Country. Shortly after, she secured another 4th position at the Under-20 Africa Cross Country Championship in Algeria, contributing to Kenya's Team Gold win.[5]
In March 2019, aged 18, Ngetich won the 5000 metres at the Kenya African Under-20 Trials.[1]
In September 2022, Ngetich finished runner-up to Sheila Chepkirui at the Brasov Running Festival 10 km road race in Brașov, Romania.[6]
On 18 February 2023, aged 22, Ngetich won the bronze medal in the individual race and gold in the team standings at the World Cross Country Championships held in Bathurst, Australia.[7][8][9]
In September 2023, Ngetich broke the women-only world 10km record in the Transylvania 10km in Brasov, Romania, with a time of 29:24. This surpassed the previous mark of 30:01 set by Agnes Tirop in Herzogenaurach in 2021. Ngetich completed the first 5km in 14:25, which was four seconds faster than the previous women-only world record over this distance. The same month, the organizers of the run released a statement that the distance of the run was 25 m short which led to a non-record-eligible course.[10]
On January 14, 2024, Ngetich set a world record for the 10 km run in a mixed-gender race. At the 10 K Valencia, she improved on the former WR by Yalemzerf Yehualaw (Ethopia) set in 2022 by 28 seconds. Ngetich had a finishing time of 28:46. Her performance was faster than Letesenbet Gidey's 10,000 m world record with 29:01.03. She also improved the world record for the 5 km run in a mixed-gender race as she went through the 5km checkpoint in 14:13, 6 seconds faster than the previous record set by Ethiopia’s Ejgayehu Taye in 2021.[11]
At the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia she finished in fifth place as Kenya won team gold.[12]
Personal bests
- Track
- 3000 metres – 8:32.62 (Oslo 2023)
- 5000 metres – 14:36.70 (Paris 2023)
- Road
- 5 kilometres – 14:13 (Valencia 2024)
- 10 kilometres – 28:46 (Valencia 2024)
References
- ^ a b "Agnes Jebet NGETICH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Agnes Jebet Ngetich". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Agnes Ngetich Kicks Off 2024 Season With 10K Road World Record In Valencia". 14 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/agnes-jebet-ngetich-14758189
- ^ https://www.citizen.digital/sports/commanding-kenya-top-of-africa-once-again-194029
- ^ "Brasov Running Festival 10km 2022". Sportslumo.com. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "In Bathurst, the "World's Greatest Footrace""Lived Up to Its Name". LetsRun.com. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Chebet gets gold after dramatic end to senior women's race in Bathurst". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Chebet stuns Gidey for world cross country gold, Kiplimo wins men's title". Reuters. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ https://www.tag24.de/sport/der-grund-ist-absurd-zehn-kilometer-strassenlauf-weltrekord-von-agnes-ngetich-aberkennt-2969703
- ^ https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/agnes-ngetich-world-10km-record-2846-valencia
- ^ Henderson, Jason (30 March 2024). "Chebet reigns supreme as GB captain Donnelly leads by example". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 31 March 2024.