Stella Chesang
![]() Chesang at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Namoryo, Benet, Kween District, Uganda[1] | December 1, 1996||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 1500–10,000 m | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 4:18.80 (2015) 3000 m – 8:52.39 (2015) 5000 m – 15:10.30 (2016) 10,000 m – 31:39.00 (2018)[2] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stella Chesang (born 1 December 1996) is a long-distance runner from Uganda who competed in the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 5000 m event at the 2016 Olympics.[3] In April 2018, she won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, held in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[1][4]
Background and education
Chesang as born on 1 December 1996 in Serere Village, Benet sub-county, Kween District , in the Eastern Region of Uganda, to Juliet Cheptoris and Patrick Kusuro. She is the second born in a family of nine nine sibling.[5] She attended Benet Primary School before she transferred to Chemwania High School in Kween for her O-Level studies.[5] Later, she graduated from Kyambogo University, with a degree in sports science.[6]
Police career
The Uganda Police Force recruited her as a police officer and member of the Uganda Police Athletic Club.[5] Following her winning a gold medal the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Chesang was promoted from the rank of Special Police Constable (SPC) to the rank of Inspector of Police (IP).[7]
Athletic career
During her primary school days, she won all athletic races that she competed in. She was awarded a full academic scholarship during her four-year O-Level studies at Chemwania High School. While in Senior 3, Satya Chemonges, the manager of Kapchorwa Athletics Association, requested Stella's parents that she goes and lives in his camp, so that she could train with other talented athletes, on a regular scheduled basis. It was here that the Uganda Police Force Athletic Club found and recruited her.[5]
She won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2015[8] and the Ugandan Cross Country Championships in 2016.[9]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 10,000 metres | 31:45.30 |
2015 | Africa Junior Championships[5] | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | 5000 metres | |
2015 | World Mountain Running Championships[5] | Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom | 1st | Senior race |
See also
References
- ^ a b Stella Chesang. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ Stella Chesang at World Athletics
- ^ Stella Chesang. rio2016.com
- ^ Uganda Radio Network (9 April 2018). "Chesang wins Uganda's second gold in Australia". The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Allan Chekwech, and Darren Allan Kyeyune (22 April 2018). "The quiet, humble life of golden girl Chesang". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Stella Chesang. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Isabirye, David (20 April 2018). "Uganda Commonwealth medalists earn promotion in the National Police Forces". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ IAAF: Double gold for Uganda at World Mountain Running Championships.
- ^ IAAF: Kipyeko and Chesang Victorious at Ugandan Cross Country Championships.
External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Kween District
- Ugandan female long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of Uganda
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Uganda
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Kyambogo University alumni
- People from Eastern Region, Uganda
- Ugandan mountain runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- World Mountain Running Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics