Joshua Cheptegei
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Nationality | Ugandan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kapsewui, Kapchorwa District[1] | 12 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | NN Running Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Addy Ruiter[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.[2] In 2017, he became the silver medalist in the 10,000 meters run at the World Championship in London. In 2018, he set a world record for the 15 km road race and became the World Cross Country champion in 2019. That year at the World Championships in Doha, he won a gold medal in the 10,000 meters men's final. In 2020, he set a new world road 5 km record of 12:51 in Monaco, besting the old fastest time by 9 seconds.
Early life
Cheptegei was born on 12 September 1996 in Kapsewui, Kapchorwa District, Uganda.[1] In primary school, Cheptegei first played football and tried out the long jump and triple jump, but switched to running when he discovered his talent in distance running.[1]
Cheptegei studied languages and literature in Kampala for two years,[3] and is employed by the Uganda National Police.[4]
Career
He is a silver medallist in the 10,000 metres at the 2017 World Championships in London.[5] He also competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing finishing ninth. He ran at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, finishing eighth and sixth respectively. Cheptegei was the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Cheptegei is the four-time winner of the Zevenheuvelenloop 15 km road race in Nijmegen, Netherlands. In 2018 Cheptegei set the world record for a 15 km road race.[6] He finished in 41:05 and improved the world record by 8 seconds, formerly set by Leonard Komon at the Zevenheuvelenloop in 2010.[7] Abrar Osman finished second with 42:34 and the 2017 5000 m world champion Muktar Edris placed third with 42:56.[8]
Cheptegei was the winner of the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. He won in 31:40 on the 10.24 km course. Ugandan teammate Jacob Kiplimo finished second in 31:44. As Thomas Ayeko placed 7th and Josehp Ayeko tenth, Uganda won the team first place title.[9]
On 1 December 2019, he set a new 10k road race record in Valencia, Spain. His time of 26:38 improved on the previous world record, set by Leonard Komon in 2010, by 6 seconds.[10]
On 16 February 2020, he set a new 5k world road race record in Monaco with a time of 12:51. The previous record was 13:22 set by Robert Keter on 9 November 2019 in Lille, France.[11]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 4th | 5000 m | 13:32.84 PB |
1st | 10,000 m | 28:32.86 | |||
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | – | 10,000 m | DNF | |
2015 | African Junior Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 10,000 m | 29:58.70 |
World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 10,000 m | 27:48.89 | |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 8th | 5000 m | 13:09.17 |
6th | 10,000 m | 27:10.06 PB | |||
2017 | World Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 30th | Senior race | 30:08 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 10,000 m | 26:49.94 PB | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 5000 m | 13:50.83 SB |
1st | 10,000 m | 27:19.62 WL/GR | |||
2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 1st | 10 km | 31:40 |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | 10,000 m | 26:48.36 WL/PB |
References
- ^ a b c d Joshua Cheptegei. GC2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ "Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Cheptegei overlaps number two to win 10000m gold". monitor.co.ug. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Police Consider Promoting Medalist Cheptegei, Colleagues after Winning Gold". kampalapost.com. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "10,000 Metres men". IAAF. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Krol, Maarten & van Hemert, Wim (20 April 2019). Zevenheuvelenloop 15 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 20 April 2019.
- ^ "untitled". www.arrs.run. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Road round-up: Cheptegei clocks 15km world best in Nijmegen, Melese breaks Shanghai Marathon course record| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "men senior final | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Cheptegei breaks 10km road world record in Valencia". 1 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Cheptegei smashes 5km road world record in Monaco". BBC Sport. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
External links
- Joshua Cheptegei at World Athletics
- Joshua Cheptegei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Kapchorwa District
- Ugandan male long-distance runners
- Ugandan male cross country runners
- Olympic male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda
- Diamond League winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics