Rachael Zena Chebet

Rachael Zena Chebet

Born
Nov 5, 1996 (30 years old)
Events
Half Marathon · Marathon

Rachael Zena Chebet (born 5 November 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. She finished seventh at the 2016 African Championships (5000 m), seventh at the 2019 African Games (10,000 m) and eighteenth at the 2019 World Championships (10,000 m).

She also competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships (1500 m) without reaching the final, and did not finish her race at the 2016 African Championships (10,000 m). In cross-country running she competed in the junior races at the 2013 and 2015 World Cross Country Championships. At the 2017 World Cross Country Championships she finished seventeenth in the senior race and fourth in the team competition. At the 2019 World Cross Country Championships she finished fourth in the senior race and won a bronze medal in the team competition.

In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland. Her personal best times are 15:49.03 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in July 2019 in Kampala; 32:41.93 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved at the 2019 World Championships in Doha; 32:37 minutes in the 10 kilometres, achieved in June 2019 in Ölde; and 1:16:46 hours in the half marathon, achieved in December 2018 in Chon Buri.

Personal best · Half Marathon1:08:46
2025 season best32:27Jul 4, 2025 · Atlanta Track Club Indoor Facility, Atlanta, GA
Personal best · Marathon2:26:10
Last competitionBoilermaker Road RaceJul 13, 2025 · 50:23

As of Nov 12, 2026: Half Marathon 1:08:46 (#435 all-time), Marathon 2:26:10 (#660 all-time), 2025 season best 32:27 (Jul 4, 2025, Atlanta Track Club Indoor Facility, Atlanta, GA (USA)) · Last competition: Boilermaker Road Race, Jul 13, 2025, 50:23 · 30 years old

DisciplineResultAll-time
1500mDonetsk 2013Uganda 1500 m all-time list4:34.27946 pts–
3000mKampala 2013Uganda 3000 m all-time list9:38.06982 pts–
5000mKampala 2019Uganda 5000 m all-time list15:49.031,070 pts–
10000mSt Pierre 2022Uganda 10 000 m all-time list32:17.661,124 pts#997
MarathonRotterdam 2025Uganda Marathon all-time list2:26:101,154 pts#660

Progression

Compare me
SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
202510Kilometr 32:27–Jul 4, 2025Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race
202515Kilometr 48:15–Mar 1, 2025Gate River Run 15K
2025Marathon 2:26:10–Apr 13, 2025NN Marathon Rotterdam
202410Kilometr 32:43–Apr 28, 2024Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru
2024CrossCount 32:45–Mar 30, 202445th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Park of Friendship, Beograd
2023Semi 1:08:46–Apr 30, 2023Half Marathon & 10km International de Rabat, Rabat
202210000m 32:17.66–Jun 11, 2022African Athletics Championships, Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, St Pierre
2022Semi 1:09:47–Mar 13, 2022Runners’ Lab Halve Marathon
Compare me with Rachael Zena Chebet
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Rachael Zena Chebet's Half Marathon personal best is 1:08:46, set on Apr 30, 2023 in Rabat (MAR), #435 on the all-time list.

Rachael Zena Chebet competes in the Half Marathon and Marathon.

2025 season best: 32:27, set on Jul 4, 2025 in Atlanta Track Club Indoor Facility, Atlanta, GA (USA). Last competition: Boilermaker Road Race on Jul 13, 2025, 50:23.