CHEPNGETICH Ruth

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2019	Doha, QAT	1st (2:32:43)

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
2	Half Marathon Team	2018	Valencia, ESP	3:23:02
13	Half Marathon	2018	Valencia, ESP	1:09:12

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Marathon	2019/2020	London, GBR	2:22:05

Gold Label Road Races

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Marathon	2019	Dubai, UAE	2:17:08
1	Marathon	2018	Istanbul, TUR	2:18:35
1	Marathon	2017	Istanbul, TUR	2:22:36
2	Marathon	2018	Paris, FRA	2:22:59

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Farming, gardening. (citizentv.co.ke, 06 May 2020)

Athlete

Daughter Sherlene

English

She began practising athletics at Sigowet Primary School in Kipkelion, Kenya. At high school, she competed in the 5000m and the 3000m steeplechase before starting to run in half marathons after finishing her studies. She began competing in full marathons in 2017. (theeastafrican.co.ke, 29 Sep 2019)

"I didn't have a coach. It was basically my friends from whom I learnt a lot on the art of running. I liked running, running, and running. It came naturally to me." (thenational.ae, 24 Jan 2019)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (japantimes.co.jp, 28 Sep 2019)

She trains in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya. (iaafworldathleticschamps.com, 28 Sep 2019)

Being named the 2019 Female Marathon Runner of the Year by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races [AIMS]. (watchathletics.com, 09 Nov 2019)

She was named the 2019 Female Marathon Runner of the Year by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races [AIMS]. (worldathletics.org, 08 Nov 2019)