Beatrice Chepkoech
Kenyan distance runner · Kenya · On the map · Athletes · Born 1991 · age 35
Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She won gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2018 African Championships and silver medal at the 2023 World Championships.
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, I had one world record and now I have two, so I am lucky
It is all about staying focused and positive, and I thank God I was able to run well during the season.
About this person
In the 1500 metres, Chepkoech took silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2015 African Games. She is the world record holder for the 3000 m steeplechase with a time of 8:44.32 set in 2018 in Monaco. With that mark she became the first woman to break the 8:50 and 8:45 barriers in the event.
