Irene Cheptai KEN   
Date of birth: 4 February 92
Age: 28 years 330 days
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 45 kg
Full name: Irine Chebet Cheptai
Cross Country 10.0km World Champion 2017
5000m 7th at World Championships 2015
10,000m 7th at World Championships 2017
CC8.0 7th at World Championships Cross Country Short 2015
CC8.0 World Championships finalist Cross Country Short 2013
1 National Title
10,000m World Alltime no. 163 31:15.38 Stanford CA 1 May 2016
5000m World Alltime no. 83 14:43.42 Eugene OR 27 May 2016
5km, Road World Alltime no. 190 15:36+ Zaandam 22 Sep 2019
3000m World Alltime no. 365 8:48.03 Zürich 3 Sep 2015
Half Marathon World Alltime no. 55 1:06:43 New Delhi 29 Nov 2020
10km, Road World Alltime no. 95 31:16+ Zaandam 22 Sep 2019

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  4:13.75w   7Kortrijk12 Jul
2015  4:22.63w    1Huizingen6 Jun
2016  4:21.7hAw    2h1Nakuru18 Mar
 
3000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2007  9:22.05w    7-17Ostrava11 Jul
2008  9:29.8hAw    4Nairobi18 Jun
2013  8:56.20w    11London26 Jul
2014  9:02.73w    13Lausanne3 Jul
2015  8:48.03w   10Zürich3 Sep
 
5000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2012  16:02.0hAw    7Nairobi14 Jun
2013  14:50.99w    7Shanghai18 May
2014  15:17.76w    4Naimette-Xhovémont16 Jul
2015  14:53.32w    6Eugene OR30 May
2016  14:43.42w   6Eugene OR27 May
2017  14:47.11w    8Roma8 Jun
2019  15:56.3hw    1Tambach27 Jul
 
10,000m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2016  31:15.38w   1Stanford CA1 May
2017  31:21.11w    7London5 Aug
2019  31:51.90Aw    7Nairobi21 Aug
 
4 Miles
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  19:48w   2Groningen12 Oct
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  50:35w   2Zaandam22 Sep
 
5km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  15:36+w   Zaandam22 Sep
 
10km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  31:45Aw    2Nairobi17 Aug
2016  34:54w    1Baringo5 Nov
2017  31:51w    1Bengaluru21 May
2019  31:16+w   Zaandam22 Sep
 
15km, Road
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  47:14+w   Zaandam22 Sep
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2019  1:07:39w    4New Delhi20 Oct
2020  1:06:43w   4New Delhi29 Nov

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
3000m
WY 2007: 7-179:22.05
5000m
WC 2015: 715:03.41 4h115:21.03
10,000m
WC 2017: 731:21.11
Cross Country 6.0km
ECCC 2015: 120:43
ECCC 2016: 121:13
Cross Country 8.0km
WC 2013: 1025:01
WC 2015: 726:26
Cross Country 10.0km
WC 2017: 131:57A
Cross Country 6.1km
ECCC 2017: 120:18
Cross Country 6.04km
WC 2008: 2-1920:04

▲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
Outdoor4:13.75    Kortrijk12 Jul 2014
 
3000m
Outdoor8:48.03    Zürich3 Sep 2015
 
5000m
Winstreak: 2 (finals)  Show/hide   
Outdoor14:43.42    Eugene OR27 May 2016
 
10,000m
Outdoor31:15.38    Stanford CA1 May 2016
 
4 Miles
Outdoor19:48    Groningen12 Oct 2014
 
10 Miles, Road
Outdoor50:35    Zaandam22 Sep 2019
 
5km, Road
Outdoor15:36+    Zaandam22 Sep 2019
 
10km, Road
Outdoor31:16+    Zaandam22 Sep 2019
 
15km, Road
Outdoor47:14+    Zaandam22 Sep 2019
 
Half Marathon
Outdoor1:06:43    New Delhi29 Nov 2020

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

5000m, 10 best results (legal):
14:43.42   6Eugene OR27 May 2016
14:47.11   8Roma8 Jun 2017
14:50.99   7Shanghai18 May 2013
14:53.32   6Eugene OR30 May 2015
14:57.56   8Oslo13 Jun 2013
14:58.40   6Shanghai17 May 2015
14:59.51   5Hengelo8 Jun 2013
15:03.41   7Beijing30 Aug 2015
15:03.84   5Oslo11 Jun 2015
15:08.28   2Hengelo22 May 2016
 
Average: 14:56.584
 

Total results in db: 68

By event:

1500m:3
3000m:8
5000m:20
10,000m:5
4 Miles:1
10 Miles, Road:1
5km, Road:1
10km, Road:8
15km, Road:1
Half Marathon:2
Cross Country 6.0km:4
Cross Country 8.0km:6
Cross Country 10.0km:3
Cross Country 6.1km:1
Cross Country 8.1km:1
Cross Country 6.04km:1
Cross country 6.624km:2

▲IN 2020

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.

Half Marathon
1:06:43iw PB (20)4New DelhiNew Delhi29 Nov 

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2013Outdoor3000m388:56.20
2013Outdoor5000m1314:50.99
2014Outdoor3000m789:02.73
2014Outdoor5000m4015:17.76
2014Outdoor10km, Road1931:45A
2015Outdoor3000m188:48.03
2015Outdoor5000m1114:53.32
2016Outdoor5000m1614:43.42
2016Outdoor10,000m1931:15.38
2017Outdoor5000m1414:47.11
2017Outdoor10,000m1831:21.11
2017Outdoor10km, Road3731:51
2019Outdoor10,000m4531:51.90A
2019Outdoor10km, Road3331:16+
2019OutdoorHalf Marathon331:07:39
2020OutdoorHalf Marathon201:06:43

▲WINSTREAKS