Joshua CHEPTEGEI

Date and place of birth: September 12, 1996 - Kapchorwa - UGANDA

Height: 1m67

Athletics: 5.000m, 10.000m and half marathon

Club and Selection:

National selection: KENYA

Club: NN Running Team

Coach: Addy Ruiter

Prize list:

2020:

World record - 5 KM on road - Monaco

World Record - 5.000 m - Herculis Meeting - Monaco

World record - 10.000 m - Valencia (Spain)

2019:

Gold medalist - 10.000 m - World Athletics Championships - Doha (Qatar)

Winner - 5.000 m - Diamond League - Zurich (Switzerland)

Gold medalist - Cross Country - World Championships - Aarhus (Denmark)

2018:

Gold medalist - 5.000 m - Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast (Australia)

Gold medalist - 10.000 m - Commonwealth Games - Gold Coast (Australia)

2017:

Team Bronze Medalist - Cross Country - Kampala (Uganda)

Silver medalist - 10.000 m - World Championships - London (United Kingdom)

2015:

Gold medalist - 10,000m - African Junior Championships - Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

2014:

Gold medalist - 10.000 m - World Championships - Eugene (USA)

Personal Distinctions:

2020:

Finalist - World Athletics Awards Athlete of the Year

2019:

Finalist - World Athletics Awards Athlete of the Year