# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joshua-cheptegei
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:48:20.243Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/joshua-cheptegei"
name: "Joshua Cheptegei"
slug: "joshua-cheptegei"
description: "Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres, and once held the world best time over the 15 kilometres distance."
tagline: "Ugandan athletics competitor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joshua_Cheptegei_at_Oregon_2022_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1996-09-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 245
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump