Juliet Chekwel

Juliet Chekwel
Chekwel at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990
Kapchorwa, Uganda[1]
Education Makerere University[2]
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 5000 m, 10,000 m, steeplechase
Coached by Giuseppe Giambrone
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 5000 m – 15:43.47 (2014)
10,000 m – 31:37.99 (2016)
3000 mS – 9:48.01 (2015)[3]

Juliet Chekwel (born 25 May 1990) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.[3] She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing placing 17th in a new national record of 32:20.95. She competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Uganda
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 13th (h) 1500 m 4:25.50
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th 10,000 m 32:57.02
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 17th 10,000 m 32:20.95
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 17th (h) 5000 m 15:29.07
– 10,000m DNF
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th 5000 m 15:30.17
7th 10,000 m 31:57.97

References

  1. ↑ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Juliet Chekwel. nbcolympics.com
  3. 1 2 Juliet Chekwel at IAAF
  4. ↑ Juliet Chekwel Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com


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