Irene Chepet Cheptai
Cheptai at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Irene Chepet Cheptai | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 February 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irene Chepet Cheptai (born 4 February 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country running. She was the gold medallist at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships and led Kenya to the team title. Cheptai won the silver medal for the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Prior to that she was a junior silver medallist at the 2008 World Cross Country Championships and represented Kenya in the senior race in 2013 and 2015, winning team medals both times.