Joshua Cheptegei

Joshua Cheptegei
	Cheptegei at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
Born	12 September 1996; Kapsewui, Kapchorwa District, Uganda
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Uganda
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Team	NN Running Team
Coached by	Addy Ruiter
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2016 Rio de Janeiro; 10,000 m, 6th; 5000 m, 8th; 2020 Tokyo; 10,000 m, Silver; 5000 m, Gold; 2024 Paris; 10,000 m, Gold;
World finals	2015 Beijing; 10,000 m, 9th; 2017 London; 10,000 m, Silver; 2019 Doha; 10,000 m, Gold; 2022 Eugene; 10,000 m, Gold; 5000 m, 9th; 2023 Budapest; 10,000 m, Gold;
Highest world ranking	1st (10,000 m, 2023)
Personal bests	1500 m: 3:37.36 (Kampala 2021); 3000 m: 7:33.24 (Ostrava 2021); 2 miles: 8:07.54 NB (Stanford 2019); 5000 m: 12:35.36 WR (Monaco 2020); 10,000 m: 26:11.00 WR (Valencia 2020); Road; 5 km: 12:51 NR (Monaco 2020); 10 km: 26:38 NR (Valencia 2019); 15 km: 41:05 (Nijmegen 2018); Half Marathon: 59:21 (Gdynia 2020); Marathon: 2:04:50 (Amsterdam 2025);
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Uganda
Olympic Games
World Championships
Diamond League
Commonwealth Games
World Junior Championships
World Cross Country Championships

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres, and once held the world best time over the 15 kilometres distance.

Cheptegei is the reigning Olympic champion in the 10000 m and three-time World champion in the 10,000 m. Cheptegei also won a gold medal in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. At the 2024 Olympic Games, Cheptegei won gold in the 10,000 metres, becoming the Olympic champion and setting a new Olympic record in the process.

Cheptegei is the tenth man in history to hold the 5000 m and 10,000 m world records concurrently, both set in 2020.