Joshua Cheptegei UGA   
Date of birth: 12 September 96
Age: 27 years 79 days
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 61 kg
5000m Olympic Champion 2021
5 World Titles
2019: 10000, 3xCCTEAMLONG, CC Long 2022: 10000 2023: 10000
10,000m Olympic Silver Medallist 2021
10,000m World Championships Silver Medallist 2017
2 World Championships Bronzes
2017: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2023: CC Long
Half Marathon 4th at World Championships 2020
10,000m 6th at Olympic Games 2016
5000m 8th at Olympic Games 2016
5000m World Championships finalist 2022
10,000m World Championships finalist 2015
10,000m World Junior Champion 2014
10,000m African Junior Champion 2015
5000m 4th at World Junior Championships 2014
3 National Titles
5000m World Junior Alltime no. 256 13:28.50A Kampala 18 Jul 2015
3000m Steeplechase World Alltime no. 2849 8:43.21A Kampala 20 Jul 2013
10,000m World Junior Alltime no. 43 27:27.57 Eugene OR 29 May 2015
Two Miles World Alltime no. 7 8:07.54 Stanford CA 30 Jun 2019
1500m World Alltime no. 977 3:37.36A Kampala 24 Apr 2021
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 110 59:21 Gdynia 17 Oct 2020
3000m World Alltime no. 98 7:33.24 Ostrava 19 May 2021
10,000m World Alltime no. 1 26:11.00 Valencia 7 Oct 2020
5km, Road World Alltime no. 3 12:51 Monaco 16 Feb 2020
5000m World Alltime no. 1 12:35.36 Monaco 14 Aug 2020
10km, Road World Alltime no. 3 26:38 Valencia 1 Dec 2019

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  3:37.82w    3Nijmegen18 May
2018  3:43.15Aw    7Johannesburg1 Mar
2021  3:37.36Aw   3Kampala24 Apr
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  7:34.96w    4Paris1 Jul
2018  7:49.48Aw    1Pretoria8 Mar
2019  7:33.26w    2Oslo13 Jun
2020  7:35.2h+w    1Monaco14 Aug
2021  7:33.24w   1Ostrava19 May
2023  7:52.2h+w    13Firenze2 Jun
 
Two Miles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  8:07.54w   NR1Stanford CA30 Jun
2021  8:09.55w    1Eugene OR21 Aug
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  13:32.84w    4-19Eugene OR25 Jul
2015  13:28.50Aw    1Kampala18 Jul
2016  13:00.60w    2Shanghai14 May
2017  12:59.83w    3Lausanne6 Jul
2018  13:50.83w    1Gold Coast8 Apr
2019  12:57.41w    1Zürich29 Aug
2020  12:35.36w   WR1Monaco14 Aug
2021  12:54.69w    6Firenze10 Jun
2022  12:57.99w    1Eugene OR27 May
2023  12:41.61w    2Lausanne30 Jun
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2013  28:53.52Aw    2Kampala1 Jun
2014  27:56.26w    1Leiden14 Jun
2015  27:27.57w    8Eugene OR29 May
2016  27:10.06w    6Rio de Janeiro13 Aug
2017  26:49.94w    2London4 Aug
2018  27:19.62w    1Gold Coast13 Apr
2019  26:48.36w    1Doha6 Oct
2020  26:11.00w   WR1Valencia7 Oct
2021  27:43.63w    2Tokyo30 Jul
2022  27:27.43w    1Eugene OR17 Jul
2023  27:51.42w    1Budapest20 Aug
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  47:33w    9Zaandam21 Sep
2016  45:38w    2Zaandam18 Sep
2018  45:15w   1Zaandam23 Sep
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  13:24w   NR 1Carlsbad CA3 Apr
2020  12:51w   WR1Monaco16 Feb
2021  13:13w    1Monaco14 Feb
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  28:24w    2Bengaluru18 May
2015  27:50w   NR 1Berlin11 Oct
2016  27:46w   NR 1Laredo19 Mar
2017  27:29w   NR 1Durban8 Oct
2018  27:16w   NR 1Durban14 Oct
2019  26:38w   WR1Valencia1 Dec
2022  26:49w    1Cannes6 Mar
 
15km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2015  42:39w    1Nijmegen15 Nov
2016  42:08w    1Nijmegen20 Nov
2017  41:16w    1Nijmegen19 Nov
2018  41:05w   1Nijmegen18 Nov
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2020  59:21w   4Gdynia17 Oct
2023  1:02:09w    2New York NY19 Mar
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2013  8:43.21Aw   4Kampala20 Jul

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
5000m
WJ 2014: 4-1913:32.84
OG 2016: 813:09.17 4h113:25.70
CWG 2018: 113:50.83
OG 2021: 112:58.15 5h213:30.61
WC 2022: 913:13.12 4h113:24.47
10,000m
AfrC 2014: DNF
WJ 2014: 1-1928:32.86
AfrC 2015: 1-1929:58.70A
WC 2015: 927:48.89
OG 2016: 627:10.06
WC 2017: 226:49.94
CWG 2018: 127:19.62
WC 2019: 126:48.36
OG 2021: 227:43.63
WC 2022: 127:27.43
WC 2023: 127:51.42
Half Marathon
WC 2020: 459:21
Cross Country Team Competition
WC 2015: 5-1976.00
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 2017: 372.00A
WC 2019: 120.00
Cross Country
AfrC 2014: 7-1923:19A
WC 2015: 11-1924:11
WC 2017: 3030:08A
WC 2019: 131:40
WC 2023: 329:37

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
1500m
Outdoor3:37.36A    Kampala24 Apr 2021
 
3000m
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor7:33.24    Ostrava19 May 2021
 
Two Miles
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor8:07.54    NRStanford CA30 Jun 2019
 
5000m
   races under 13 minutes: 8   
1 World Record
Outdoor12:35.36    WRMonaco14 Aug 2020
 
10,000m
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
races under 27:30.00: 7   
1 World Record
Outdoor26:11.00    WRValencia7 Oct 2020
 
10 Miles, Road
Winstreak: 1 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor45:15    Zaandam23 Sep 2018
 
5km, Road
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
1 World Record
Outdoor12:51    WRMonaco16 Feb 2020
 
10km, Road
Winstreak: 7 (finals)  Show/hide   
1 World Record
Outdoor26:38    WRValencia1 Dec 2019
 
15km, Road
Winstreak: 4 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor41:05    Nijmegen18 Nov 2018
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor59:21    Gdynia17 Oct 2020
 
3000m Steeplechase
Outdoor8:43.21A    Kampala20 Jul 2013

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
12:35.36   1Monaco14 Aug 2020
12:41.61   2Lausanne30 Jun 2023
12:53.81   4Firenze2 Jun 2023
12:54.69   6Firenze10 Jun 2021
12:57.41   1Zürich29 Aug 2019
12:57.99   1Eugene OR27 May 2022
12:58.15   1Tokyo6 Aug 2021
12:59.83   3Lausanne6 Jul 2017
13:00.60   2Shanghai14 May 2016
13:02.84   4Eugene OR27 May 2017
 
Average: 12:54.229
 
10,000m, 10 best results (legal):
26:11.00   1Valencia7 Oct 2020
26:48.36   1Doha6 Oct 2019
26:49.94   2London4 Aug 2017
27:10.06   6Rio de Janeiro13 Aug 2016
27:19.62   1Gold Coast13 Apr 2018
27:27.43   1Eugene OR17 Jul 2022
27:27.57   8Eugene OR29 May 2015
27:43.63   2Tokyo30 Jul 2021
27:48.89   9Beijing22 Aug 2015
27:51.42   1Budapest20 Aug 2023
 
Average: 27:15.792
 
Cross Country, 10 best results (legal):
28.04   2Sevilla20 Jan 2019
23:19A   7-19Kampala16 Mar 2014
24:11   11-19Qingzhen28 Mar 2015
29:02A   1Kampala14 Jan 2017
29:08   2Tororo16 Feb 2019
29:37   3Bathurst18 Feb 2023
30:08A   30Kampala26 Mar 2017
30:54   1Sevilla21 Jan 2018
31:40   1Aarhus30 Mar 2019
31:50   1Elgóibar22 Jan 2017
 
Average: 9.8111
Average: 26:01.7040000000002
 

Total results in db: 88

By event:

1500m:3
3000m:9
Two Miles:2
5000m:23
10,000m:15
10 Miles, Road:3
5km, Road:3
10km, Road:8
15km, Road:4
Half Marathon:2
3000m Steeplechase:1
Cross Country Team Competition:1
Cross Country Long Team Competition:2
Cross Country:12

▲IN 2023

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

3000m
7:52.2h+iw
SB (111)
13FirenzeFirenze2 Jun 
5000m
12:53.81iw
SB
4FirenzeFirenze2 Jun 
12:41.61iw
SB (2)
2AthletissimaLausanneAthletissima, Lausanne30 Jun 
10,000m
27:51.42iw
SB (90)
1WCBudapestWC, Budapest20 Aug 
Half Marathon
1:02:09iw
SB (370)
2New York NYNew York NY19 Mar 
Cross Country 10 km
29:37iw
3WCBathurstWC, Bathurst18 Feb 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2014Outdoor10,000m4027:56.26
2014Outdoor10 Miles, Road8547:33
2014Outdoor10km, Road7928:24
2015Outdoor10,000m2127:27.57
2015Outdoor10km, Road927:50
2016Outdoor1500m893:37.82
2016Outdoor5000m613:00.60
2016Outdoor10,000m1427:10.06
2016Outdoor10 Miles, Road245:38
2016Outdoor10km, Road727:46
2017Outdoor3000m67:34.96
2017Outdoor5000m312:59.83
2017Outdoor10,000m226:49.94
2017Outdoor10km, Road427:29
2018Outdoor3000m347:49.48A
2018Outdoor10,000m327:19.62
2018Outdoor10 Miles, Road145:15
2018Outdoor10km, Road227:16
2019Outdoor3000m27:33.26
2019OutdoorTwo Miles18:07.54
2019Outdoor5000m612:57.41
2019Outdoor10,000m126:48.36
2019Outdoor10km, Road126:38
2020Outdoor3000m47:35.2h+
2020Outdoor5000m112:35.36
2020Outdoor10,000m126:11.00
2020Outdoor5km, Road112:51
2020OutdoorHalf Marathon1259:21
2021Outdoor3000m97:33.24
2021OutdoorTwo Miles18:09.55
2021Outdoor5000m812:54.69
2021Outdoor10,000m6427:43.63
2021Outdoor5km, Road413:13
2022Outdoor5000m1212:57.99
2022Outdoor10,000m4327:27.43
2022Outdoor10km, Road126:49
2023Outdoor5000m212:41.61
2023Outdoor10,000m9027:51.42

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks 10km, Road
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 11 Oct 2015 -> 31 Dec 2022 Show/hide