Beatrice Chebet

Kenyan track and field athlete

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Beatrice Chebet is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 5000 m event. In 2022, Chebet won the silver medal in the 5000 metres at the World Championships, and became Commonwealth, African and Diamond League champion. Chebet claimed the gold medal for the women's senior race at the 2023 and 2024 World Cross Country Championships. She is also the current world record holder in the 10,000 metres, with a time of 28:54.14, set at the 2024 Prefontaine Classic on 25 May. In setting this record, Chebet became the first woman in history to break 29 minutes for the 10,000 metres. She is nicknamed the "smiling assassin".

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Kenya's Chebet wins 5,000m gold as Kipyegon gets silver Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet wins a dramatic gold in the women's 5,000 metres at Paris 2024 as Faith Kipyegon is reinstated to second place. BBC Sport - Published 4 hours ago
Kenya's Chebet breaks women's world 5km record Kenya's Beatrice Chebet breaks the women's world 5km record at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona. BBC Sport - Published on December 31, 2023