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Rosefline Chepngetich

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Birth dateJun 17, 1997

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Rosefline Chepngetich is a Kenya middle-distance runner, born on June 17, 1997. She competes primarily in the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m.

Her personal bests include 4:19.76 in the 1500m, 8:47.74 in the 3000m, 16:07.0h in the 5000m, 9:08.23 in the 3000mSt and 6:12.0h in the 2000Metres. She has earned 3 gold and 1 silver medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Kenya.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

9:08.23

#35 all-time

3000 Metres Short Track

8:47.74

2026 season best

10:07.79

Jun 20, 2026 · Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN)

2026 season best

Last competition

Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Jun 20, 2026 · 10:07.79

Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 gold

Age

29 years old

As of Sep 21, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 9:08.23 (#35 all-time), 3000 Metres Short Track 8:47.74, 2026 season best 10:07.79 (Jun 20, 2026, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN)) · Last competition: Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Jun 20, 2026, 10:07.79 · Olympic Games: 1 gold · 29 years old

Personal bests

4:19.76

8:47.74

16:07.0HT

9:08.23

2000Metres

6:12.0HT

3000m-short-track

8:47.74

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	1	-	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	3000mSt	10:07.79	-	Jun 20, 2026	↓	Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
2022	1500m	4:19.76	-	Jul 2, 2022	-	Night of Athletics
2022	3000mSt	9:32.67	-	Jun 18, 2022	↓	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
2021	3000mSt	9:21.67	-	Sep 9, 2021	↓	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
2020	2000Metres	6:01.27	-	Feb 19, 2020	↑	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
2020	3000m-short-track	8:47.74	-	Feb 14, 2020	-	Meeting de l'Eure, Val-de-Reuil (i)
2020	3000m	8:47.74	-	Feb 14, 2020	-	Meeting de l'Eure, Val-de-Reuil (i)
2020	3000mSt	9:46.14	-	Oct 3, 2020	↓	Kip Keino Classic, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
2019	3000mSt	9:27.10	-	Jun 30, 2019	↓	Prefontaine Classic, Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA - Diamond Discipline
2018	3000mSt	9:08.23	-	Jul 20, 2018	↓	Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
2017	3000mSt	9:28.63	-	May 13, 2017	↓	Shanghai IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline
2016	3000mSt	9:35.22	-	May 14, 2016	↓	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline
2015	3000mSt	9:25.91	-	Aug 24, 2015	↓	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
2015	CrossCount	20:38	-	Mar 28, 2015	↓	41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang
2014	2000Metres	6:20.10	-	Aug 21, 2014	↑	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing
2014	3000mSt	9:40.28	-	Jul 26, 2014	↓	IAAF World Junior Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2013	2000Metres	6:12.0h	-	Jun 11, 2013	↑	Nairobi (KEN)
2013	CrossCount	18:21	-	Mar 24, 2013	↓	40th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Myslecinek Park, Bydgoszcz
2012	5000m	16:07.0h	-	Jun 8, 2012	-	Nairobi (KEN)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	10:07.79	-	Jun 20	Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
3000mSt	10:08.57	-	Jun 18	Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
1500m	4:19.76	-	Jul 2	Night of Athletics
3000mSt	DNF	-	Jun 30	BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:32.67	-	Jun 18	Meeting de Paris, Stade Charléty, Paris - Diamond Discipline
5000m	DNF	-	Jun 16	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:35.30	-	Jun 6	FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
3000mSt	DNF	-	May 7	Kip Keino Classic

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	DNF	-	Sep 12	ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin
3000mSt	9:21.67	-	Sep 9	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:22.30	-	Jul 4	Bauhaus-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:53.1HT	-	Jun 18	Kenya Olympic Games Trials, Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi
3000mSt	DNF	-	Jun 8	Paavo Nurmi Games, Paavo Nurmen Stadion, Turku
3000mSt	9:33.51	-	Jun 5	Hungarian GP Series Tatabánya, Grosics Gyula Stadion, Tatabánya
3000mSt	9:24.19	-	Jun 3	Meeting Iberoamericano, Estadio Iberoamericano, Huelva
3000mSt	9:30.80	-	May 28	Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - National Events

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	10:09.21	-	Dec 6	Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, COTP Stadium, São Paulo
3000mSt	9:46.14	-	Oct 3	Kip Keino Classic, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
2000Metres	6:01.27	-	Feb 19	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
3000mSt	6:01.27	-	Feb 19	Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais
3000m-short-track	8:47.74	-	Feb 14	Meeting de l'Eure, Val-de-Reuil (i)
3000m-short-track	8:53.63	-	Feb 9	PSD Bank Indoor Meeting, Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund (i)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:27.10	-	Jun 30	Prefontaine Classic, Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:32.10	-	Jun 22	African Games Trials, Nairobi

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:28.94	-	Aug 31	Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:08.23	-	Jul 20	Monaco Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:17.08	-	Jun 30	Meeting de Paris
3000mSt	9:21.05	-	May 12	Shanghai IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	DQ	-	Jul 16	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:39.43	-	Jun 24	Nairobi Kenya World Championship Trials, Nairobi
3000mSt	9:28.63	-	May 13	Shanghai IAAF Diamond League, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:51.4HT	-	May 27	Kenyan Championships, Nairobi
3000mSt	9:35.22	-	May 14	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:35.90	-	May 8	Kawasaki Seiko Golden Grand Prix, Todoroki Stadium, Kawasaki

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	9:46.08	-	Aug 26	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:25.91	-	Aug 24	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:46.08	-	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:25.91	-	Aug 23	IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing
3000mSt	9:35.75	-	Aug 1	Nairobi Kenyan World Championship Trials, Nairobi
3000mSt	9:36.77	-	Jul 11	Kenyan Championships, Nairobi
3000mSt	9:50.97	-	Jul 9	Kenyan Championships, Nairobi
CrossCount	20:38	-	Mar 28	41st IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Qingzhen, Guiyang

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
2000Metres	6:22.67	-	Aug 25	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing
3000mSt	6:20.10	-	Aug 22	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing
3000mSt	6:22.67	-	Aug 22	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing
2000Metres	6:20.10	-	Aug 21	Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Nanjing
3000mSt	9:40.28	-	Jul 26	IAAF World Junior Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:52.63	-	Jul 24	IAAF World Junior Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:40.28	-	Jul 23	IAAF World Junior Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:52.63	-	Jul 23	IAAF World Junior Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Rosefline Chepngetich's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Rosefline Chepngetich's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 9:08.23, set on Jul 20, 2018 in Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON), #35 on the all-time list.

Which events does Rosefline Chepngetich compete in?

Rosefline Chepngetich competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 3000 Metres Short Track.

How did Rosefline Chepngetich perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 10:07.79, set on Jun 20, 2026 in Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN). Last competition: Kenyan Championships Cum Trials for Commonwealth Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi on Jun 20, 2026, 10:07.79.

How many medals has Rosefline Chepngetich won?

Rosefline Chepngetich has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Rosefline Chepngetich

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2022

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2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Honours

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