Winny Chebet

Winny Chebet

Winny Chebet in 2010
Personal information
Nationality	Kenya
Born	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Kenya African Games 2015 Brazzaville 4x400 m relay
Updated on 26 August 2016.

Winny Chebet (born 20 December 1990) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.^[1] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition she won silver medals at the 2006 World Junior Championships and 2005 World Youth Championships.

Her personal best in the 800 metres is 1:59.30 from 2013.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	2nd	800 m	2:08.15
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	2nd	800 m	2:04.59
2007	World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st (sf)	800 m	2:04.10[2]
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	5th	800 m	2:04.13
2009	African Junior Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	2nd	800 m	2:01.36
			1st	4 × 400 m relay	3:48.99
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	5th	800 m	2:03.02
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	7th	800 m	2:11.58
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th (sf)	800 m	2:01.04
2015	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	5th	800 m	2:02.67
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:35.91
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	21st (sf)	800 m	2:01.90

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:59.30 (Zagreb 2013)
• 1000 metres – 2:35.73 (Brussels 2013)
• 1500 metres – 4:16.2 (Nairobi 2006)

Indoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.67 (Val-de-Reuil 2013)
• 1000 metres – 2:40.37 (Moscow 2013)
• 1500 metres – 4:19.25 (Karlsruhe 2012)

References