Frankline Kibet
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| Full name | Frankline Kibet Chebet | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 2007 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long-distance running, Cross country running | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000m: 13:45.08 (Nairobi, 2025) 5km (road): 13:45 (Tokyo, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
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Frankline Kibet Chebet (born 28 July 2007) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner. He won the U20 race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
Kibet placed second in the junior race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in February 2025. Later that year, he was runner-up in the 5000m at the Kenyan trials for the African U20 Championships.[2] In May 2025, Kibet placed sixth in the 5000 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi in 13:45.42.[3]
In October 2025, he was runner-up to Emmanuel Kiprono at the Kenyan jumior cross country championships.[4][5] He was subsequently selected for the U20 race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where he won the men’s under-20 race ahead of Kiprono, with Kenya also winning the team gold medal.[6][7][8] In February 2026, he won the U20 men’s race for Sporting Clube de Portugal, winning by 41 seconds from Spain’s Guillem Sans at the ECCC Cross Country in Albufeira, Portugal.[9]
References
- ^ "Frankline Kibet". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Kibet gains redemption and leads Kenya to U20 men's sweep in Tallahassee". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Kip Keino Classic". World Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Ebenyo and Chebor triumph at Kenyan Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ "Kiprono leads North Rift to 8km clean sweep at the National Cross Country". KBC Digital. 25 Oct 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
- ^ "Kenya men's junior team to World Cross Country packs a punch". Nation.Africa. January 6, 2026.
- ^ "Global medallists on Kenyan team for WXC Tallahassee 26". World Athletics. 31 Dec 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
- ^ "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Mills, Steven (8 Feb 2026). "Nader and Afonso combine for mixed relay success in Albufeira". European Athletics. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.