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Gladys Chemweno
KENWomenBirth dateJul 4, 1988
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Gladys Chemweno is a Kenya middle-distance runner, born on July 4, 1988. She competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.
Her personal bests include 4:22.49 in the 1500m, 8:54.05 in the 3000m, 15:03.87 in the 5000m, 33:20.40 in the 10000m and 1:11:35 in the Semi. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Kenya.
Key facts
2025 season best
35:54.06
Jun 12, 2025 · Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata, Nairobi (KEN)
Last competition
Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships
Jun 12, 2025 · 35:54.06
Age
38 years old
As of Sep 20, 2026: 5000 m 15:03.87 (#402 all-time), 3000 m 8:54.05 (#886 all-time), 2025 season best 35:54.06 (Jun 12, 2025, Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata, Nairobi (KEN)) · Last competition: Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships, Jun 12, 2025, 35:54.06 · 38 years old
PB
Personal bests
4:22.49
33:20.40
1:11:35
2:30:30
10:06.74
15Kilometr
49:46
10Kilometr
32:49
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10000m | 35:54.06 | - | Jun 12, 2025 | ↑ | Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:43:31 | - | Oct 6, 2024 | ↓ | Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon |
| 2023 | 5000m | 17:33.28 | - | May 24, 2023 | ↓ | Kenya Defence Forces Championships |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:39:29 | - | Oct 1, 2023 | ↓ | Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon |
| 2021 | 10000m | 34:35.22 | - | May 16, 2021 | ↑ | Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2019 | 10000m | 33:20.40 | - | Jul 3, 2019 | ↑ | Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:36:45 | - | Sep 29, 2019 | ↓ | Kuala Lumpur (MAS) |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:38:36 | - | Dec 16, 2018 | ↓ | Mersin Marathon, Mersin |
| 2016 | 5000m | 16:32.6h | - | Apr 27, 2016 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 36:02.2h | - | Apr 29, 2016 | ↑ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:15:46 | - | Mar 20, 2016 | ↓ | Milano (ITA) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:30:30 | - | May 15, 2016 | ↓ | Kraków (POL) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 16:14.2h | - | Apr 18, 2015 | ↓ | Nakuru (KEN) |
| 2015 | 15Kilometr | 49:46 | - | Nov 15, 2015 | ↑ | Istanbul (TUR) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:12:35 | - | Oct 4, 2015 | ↓ | Laikipia (KEN) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:36:27 | - | Oct 25, 2015 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2014 | 3000mSt | 10:15.0 | - | May 31, 2014 | ↓ | - |
| 2014 | 5000m | 17:02.0h | - | May 13, 2014 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2014 | 10000m | 35:58.6h | - | Apr 11, 2014 | ↑ | Kisii (KEN) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:13:26 | - | Apr 20, 2014 | ↓ | Yangzhou (CHN) |
| 2013 | 10Kilometr | 34:19 | - | Nov 17, 2013 | ↓ | Borobudur (INA) |
| 2013 | 15Kilometr | 51:01 | - | May 1, 2013 | ↑ | Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:11:35 | - | Apr 21, 2013 | ↓ | Nice (FRA) |
| 2012 | 5000m | 16:04.3h | - | Jun 14, 2012 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 16:44.1h | - | Jun 11, 2011 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2010 | 3000m | 8:54.05 | - | Jul 8, 2010 | ↑ | Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline |
| 2010 | 5000m | 15:03.87 | - | Jul 16, 2010 | ↓ | Paris Meeting Areva, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline |
| 2010 | CrossCount | 25:39 | - | Mar 28, 2010 | ↓ | 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz |
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 32:49 | - | May 16, 2010 | ↓ | Bengaluru (IND) |
| 2008 | 10Kilometr | 34:03 | - | Jan 6, 2008 | ↓ | Maldonado (URU) |
| 2007 | 1500m | 4:30.64 | - | May 29, 2007 | ↓ | Beograd (SRB) |
| 2007 | 3000mSt | 10:06.74 | - | Jun 28, 2007 | ↓ | Luzern (SUI) |
| 2007 | 5000m | 16:06.74 | - | Jun 21, 2007 | ↓ | Algiers (ALG) |
| 2007 | CrossCount | 21:27 | - | Mar 24, 2007 | ↓ | 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Mombasa |
| 2007 | 15Kilometr | 55:47 | - | Dec 31, 2007 | ↑ | São Paulo (BRA) |
| 2006 | 3000m | 9:15.7h | - | Jul 22, 2006 | ↑ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2006 | CrossCount | 20:09 | - | Apr 2, 2006 | ↓ | 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Fukuoka |
| 2005 | 3000m | 9:20.6h | - | Jun 15, 2005 | ↑ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2005 | 5000m | 16:01.2h | - | Jun 17, 2005 | ↓ | Nairobi (KEN) |
| 2005 | CrossCount | 20:57 | - | Mar 20, 2005 | ↓ | 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne |
| 2004 | 1500m | 4:22.49 | - | May 29, 2004 | ↓ | Kampala (UGA) |
| 2004 | 3000m | 9:13.92 | - | Jul 17, 2004 | ↑ | Grosseto IAAF World Junior Championships |
| 2004 | CrossCount | 21:13 | - | Mar 20, 2004 | ↓ | 32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bruxelles |
| 2003 | 5000m | 16:22.5h | - | May 10, 2003 | ↓ | Eldoret (KEN) |
| 2003 | CrossCount | 21:09 | - | Mar 30, 2003 | ↓ | 31st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Lausanne |
2025
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 35:54.06 | - | Jun 12 | Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships |
2024
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:43:31 | - | Oct 6 | Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon |
2023
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:39:29 | - | Oct 1 | Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon |
5000m | 17:33.28 | - | May 24 | Kenya Defence Forces Championships |
2021
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 34:35.22 | - | May 16 | 41st Kenya Defence Forces Ch., Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi |
2019
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:50:11 | - | Nov 30 | Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, Singapore |
Marathon | 2:36:45 | - | Sep 29 | Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon, Kuala Lumpur |
10000m | 33:20.40 | - | Jul 3 | KDF Ch., Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi |
2018
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:38:36 | - | Dec 16 | Mersin Marathon, Mersin |
2016
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:32:27 | - | Oct 30 | Ljubljana Marathon, Ljubljana |
Marathon | 2:30:30 | - | May 15 | Kraków Marathon, Kraków |
10000m | 36:02.2HT | - | Apr 29 | Nairobi KDF Ch., Nairobi |
5000m | 16:32.6HT | - | Apr 27 | Nairobi KDF Ch., Nairobi |
Semi | 1:15:46 | - | Mar 20 | Stramilano, Milano |
2015
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15Kilometr | 49:46 | - | Nov 15 | Istanbul 15 km, Istanbul |
Marathon | 2:36:27 | - | Oct 25 | Nairobi Standard Chartered Marathon, Nairobi |
Semi | 1:12:35 | - | Oct 4 | Laikipia Half Marathon, Laikipia |
5000m | 16:39.5HT | - | May 22 | Eldoret |
5000m | 16:14.2HT | - | Apr 18 | Nakuru |
2014
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 17:02.0HT | - | May 13 | Nairobi |
Semi | 1:13:26 | - | Apr 20 | Yangzhou Half Marathon, Yangzhou |
10000m | 35:58.6HT | - | Apr 11 | Kisii |
2013
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:13:16 | - | Dec 15 | Zhuhai International Half Marathon, Zhuhai |
Semi | 1:13:01 | - | Dec 7 | Nanning Half Marathon, Nanning |
Semi | 1:15:02 | - | Dec 1 | Singapore Standard Chartered Half Marathon, Singapore |
10Kilometr | 34:19 | - | Nov 17 | Borobudur 10 km, Borobudur |
Semi | 1:14:01 | - | Sep 8 | Wuzhong Half Marathon, Wuzhong |
Semi | 1:13:01 | - | Jun 16 | Bali Half Marathon, Bali |
15Kilometr | 51:01 | - | May 1 | Le Puy-en-Velay 15 km, Le Puy-en-Velay |
Semi | 1:11:35 | - | Apr 21 | Nice Half Marathon, Nice |
2012
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 16:04.3HT | - | Jun 14 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
5000m | 16:34.9HT | - | Apr 7 | Kitale KAA Meeting, Kitale |
2011
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 16:44.1HT | - | Jun 11 | Nairobi Kenya Defence Force Ch., Nairobi |
2010
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 15:03.87 | - | Jul 16 | Paris Meeting Areva, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline |
3000m | 8:54.05 | - | Jul 8 | Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline |
5000m | 15:46.50 | - | Jun 26 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
10Kilometr | 32:49 | - | May 16 | Bangalore Sunfeast World 10km, Bengaluru |
10Kilometr | 33:08 | - | May 2 | Edinburgh BUPA Great Run, Edinburgh |
CrossCount | 25:39 | - | Mar 28 | 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz |
2008
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 34:28 | - | Jan 13 | Sao Caetano Do Sul Corrida dos Reis, Sâo Caetano do Sul |
10Kilometr | 34:03 | - | Jan 6 | Maldonado Corrida Internacional de San Fernando, Maldonado |
2007
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15Kilometr | 55:47 | - | Dec 31 | Sao Paulo Corrida de Sao Silvestre, São Paulo |
3000mSt | 10:06.74 | - | Jun 28 | Luzern Spitzen Leichtathletik, Luzern |
5000m | 16:06.74 | - | Jun 21 | Algiers International Meeting, Algiers |
1500m | 4:30.64 | - | May 29 | Beograd Artur Takač Memorial, Beograd |
CrossCount | 21:27 | - | Mar 24 | 35th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Mombasa |
2006
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 9:15.7HT | - | Jul 22 | Nairobi Kenyan World Junior Ch. Trials, Nairobi |
CrossCount | 20:09 | - | Apr 1 | 34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Fukuoka |
2005
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 16:01.2HT | - | Jun 17 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
5000m | 16:24.3HT | - | Jun 16 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |
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Honours
7
200735th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
F
200634th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
8
200533rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
F
200432nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
5
2004Grosseto IAAF World Junior Championships
3000 Metres
7
200331st IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Gladys Chemweno's 5000 m personal best?
Gladys Chemweno's 5000 m personal best is 15:03.87, set on Jul 16, 2010 in Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA), #402 on the all-time list.
Which events does Gladys Chemweno compete in?
Gladys Chemweno competes in the 5000 m and 3000 m.
How did Gladys Chemweno perform in 2025?
2025 season best: 35:54.06, set on Jun 12, 2025 in Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata, Nairobi (KEN). Last competition: Kenya Defecnce Forces Track and Field Championships on Jun 12, 2025, 35:54.06.