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Rachael Zena Chebet

Rachael Zena Chebet

UGAUGAWomen
Birth dateNov 5, 1996
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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.

Key facts
Half Marathon
1:08:46
Marathon
2:26:10
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
Age
29 years old

As of Sep 24, 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 · 29 years old

PB

Personal bests

4:34.27
9:38.06
15:49.03
15Kilometr
48:15
10Kilometr
32:00
MileRoad
5:09.17
8Kilometre
26:58

Performance Charts

Season bests

SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateTrendCompetitions
2025
10Kilometr
32:27-Jul 4, 2025
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race
2025
15Kilometr
48:15-Mar 1, 2025
Gate River Run 15K
2025
Marathon
2:26:10-Apr 13, 2025-NN Marathon Rotterdam
2024
10Kilometr
32:43-Apr 28, 2024
Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru
2024
CrossCount
32:45-Mar 30, 2024
45th World Athletics Cross Country Championships, Park of Friendship, Beograd
2023
Semi
1:08:46-Apr 30, 2023
Half Marathon & 10km International de Rabat, Rabat
2022
10000m
32:17.66-Jun 11, 2022
African Athletics Championships, Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, St Pierre
2022
Semi
1:09:47-Mar 13, 2022
Runners’ Lab Halve Marathon
2021
10000m
34:44.7h-Apr 24, 2021
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (UGA)
2021
Semi
1:14:48-Jul 17, 2021
Ijebu Ode (NGR)
2020
10Kilometr
32:00-Jan 12, 2020
10K Valencia Ibercaja
2020
Semi
1:10:13-Feb 16, 2020
eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona
2019
5000m
15:49.03-Jul 26, 2019
Ugandan Championships
2019
10Kilometr
32:37-Jun 9, 2019
Sparkassen Citylauf, Oelde
2019
10000m
32:41.93-Sep 28, 2019
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2019
CrossCount
36:47-Mar 30, 2019
43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Århus
2018
Semi
1:16:46-Dec 16, 2018
Bangsaen21 Half Marathon
2017
8Kilometre
26:58-Feb 4, 2017-Baghdad (IRQ)
2017
CrossCount
33:58-Mar 26, 2017
42nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Kololo, Kampala
2017
10Kilometr
34:13-Apr 15, 2017
Paderborn (GER)
2017
15Kilometr
57:39-Apr 23, 2017
Bursa (TUR)
2016
5000m
15:53.50-Jun 23, 2016
Durban (RSA)
2016
10000m
35:42.20-Jun 30, 2016
Eldoret (KEN)
2016
Semi
1:15:12-Oct 2, 2016
Suzhou (CHN)
2015
MileRoad
5:09.17-Jun 14, 2015-London (GBR)
2015
5000m
16:33.07-Jun 27, 2015
Watford (GBR)
2015
CrossCount
21:01-Mar 28, 2015
41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang
2015
Semi
1:17:57-Nov 22, 2015
Kampala (UGA)
2014
5000m
16:19.68-Jul 11, 2014
Ugandan Championships, Kampala
2014
10000m
34:50.60-Jul 12, 2014
Ugandan Championships, Kampala
2013
1500m
4:34.27-Jul 10, 2013-IAAF World Youth Championships
2013
3000m
9:38.06-Apr 27, 2013-Kampala (UGA)
2013
CrossCount
19:55-Mar 24, 2013
40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz

2025

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
15Kilometr
50:23-Jul 13Boilermaker Road Race
10Kilometr
32:27-Jul 4Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race
Marathon
2:26:10-Apr 13NN Marathon Rotterdam
15Kilometr
48:15-Mar 1Gate River Run 15K

2024

3 performances

2023

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:08:46-Apr 30Half Marathon & 10km International de Rabat, Rabat

2021

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:11:23-Oct 23EDP Bilbao Night Marathon Medio Marathon, Bilbao
Semi
1:14:48-Jul 17Ijebu Heritage Half Marathon, Ijebu Ode
10000m
34:44.7HT-Apr 246th UAF Trials & Uganda U20 Championships, Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Semi
1:14:40-Mar 7Source of the Nile Half Marathon, Jinja

2020

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:12:50-Oct 17World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Gdynia
Semi
1:14:57-Feb 23Uganda Half Marathon Ch. (Source of the Nile), Jinja
Semi
1:10:13-Feb 16eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona
10Kilometr
32:00-Jan 1210K Valencia Ibercaja

2019

8 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
10000m
32:41.93-Sep 28IAAF World Championships in Athletics
10000m
32:48.03-Aug 29African Games, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat
5000m
15:49.03-Jul 26Ugandan Championships
10000m
32:42.36-Jul 26Ugandan Championships
10Kilometr
32:37-Jun 9Sparkassen Citylauf, Oelde
5000m
16:08.8HT-Jun 1Akii Bua Memorial Meet, Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
10Kilometr
34:14-May 25International 10km Road Race
CrossCount
36:47-Mar 3043rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Århus

2018

1 performance
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:16:46-Dec 16Bangsaen21 Half Marathon

2017

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
15Kilometr
57:39-Apr 23Bursa 15 km, Bursa
10Kilometr
34:13-Apr 15Paderborn Osterlauf, Paderborn
CrossCount
33:58-Mar 2642nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Kololo, Kampala
8Kilometre
26:58-Feb 4Baghdad

2016

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:15:12-Oct 2Half Marathon, Suzhou
10000m
35:42.20-Jun 30Eldoret Kenyan Olympic Trials, Eldoret
5000m
15:53.50-Jun 23Durban African Championships, Durban

2015

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
Semi
1:17:57-Nov 22Kampala Half Marathon, Kampala
5000m
16:33.07-Jun 27Watford BMC Grand Prix, Watford
MileRoad
5:09.17-Jun 14London Mile, London
CrossCount
21:01-Mar 2841st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang

2014

3 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
10000m
34:50.60-Jul 12Ugandan Championships, Kampala
5000m
16:19.68-Jul 12Ugandan Championships, Kampala
5000m
16:19.68-Jul 11Ugandan Championships, Kampala

2013

4 performances
DisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
1500m
4:34.27-Jul 11IAAF World Youth Championships
1500m
4:34.27-Jul 10IAAF World Youth Championships
3000m
9:38.06-Apr 27Kampala
CrossCount
19:55-Mar 2440th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz

Honours

F

45th World Athletics Cross Country Championships

Cross Country Senior Race

2024
🥇

Ugandan Championships

10,000 Metres

2022
🥈

African Athletics Championships

10,000 Metres

2022
🥈

African Athletics Championships

10,000 Metres

2022
7

African Games

10,000 Metres

2019
🥇

Ugandan Championships

5000 Metres

2019
4

43rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships

Cross Country Senior Race

2019
🥇

Ugandan Championships

10,000 Metres

2019
7

Durban African Championships

5000 Metres

2016
7

Durban African Championships

5000 Metres

2016
🥇

Ugandan Championships

5000 Metres

2014
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Rachael Zena Chebet's Half Marathon personal best?

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.

Which events does Rachael Zena Chebet compete in?

Rachael Zena Chebet competes in the Half Marathon and Marathon.

How did Rachael Zena Chebet perform in 2025?

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.