CHEPTAI Irine

Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's 10,000m	6

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Women's 10,000m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	5000m	10,000m
2017	London, GBR	-	7th (31:21.11)
2015	Beijing, CHN	7th (15:03.41)	-

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	5000m
2017	1 x 8th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
8	2017	5000m	Rome, ITA	14:47.11

World Cross Country Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Individual Cross Country Long Distance	2017	Kampala, UGA	31:57
1	Team Cross Country Long Distance	2017	Kampala, UGA	10

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

Occupation:

Barnaba Chirchir

In 2019 she suffered a hip injury. (nation.africa, 12 Feb 2021)

She collapsed after finishing the 3000m event at the 2013 London Anniversary Games. She had oxygen administered on the track and was rushed to hospital. She regained consciousness while in hospital. (dailymail.co.uk, 26 Jul 2013)

General Interest

General
MATERNITY BREAK
She returned to the sport in 2019 after taking a break in order to start a family. (nation.africa, 12 Feb 2021)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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