Juliet Chekwel

Juliet Chekwel
Chekwel at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34)
Kapchorwa, Uganda[1]
EducationMakerere University[2]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000 m, 10,000 m, steeplechase
Coached byGiuseppe Giambrone
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 m – 15:20.15 (2016)
10,000 m – 31:37.99 (2016)
3000 mS – 9:48.01 (2015)
Marathon – 2:23:13 (2020) NR [3]

Juliet Chekwel (born 25 May 1990) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.[3] She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing placing 17th in a new national record of 32:20.95. She competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[5] She finished in 13th place.[5] In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[6]

In June 2021, she qualified to represent Uganda in the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7] She finished 69th in 2:53.40.[8]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Uganda
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 13th (h) 1500 m 4:25.50
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th 10,000 m 32:57.02
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 17th 10,000 m 32:20.95
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (h) 5000 m 15:29.07
– 10,000m DNF
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th 5000 m 15:30.17
7th 10,000 m 31:57.97
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th 10,000 m 33:28.18
2021 Olympic Games Sapporo, Japan 69th Marathon 2:53:40

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Juliet Chekwel.
  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ Juliet Chekwel. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ a b Juliet Chekwel at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Juliet Chekwel Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  5. ^ a b "Senior women's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Women's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ Isabirye, David (23 February 2020). "Uganda's Juliet Chekwel wins 2020 Zurich Marathon, sets new national record to qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Ugandans Chekwel, Chemutai make history in Tokyo Olympics marathon". MTN. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2024.