Miriam Kibet
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| Full name | Miriam Chemutai Kibet | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | long-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 4:19.51 (Nairobi, 2024) 3000m: 9:08.05 (Nairobi, 2025) 5000m: 16:10.73 (Nairobi, 2025) 10,000m: 33:22.15 (Nairobi, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Miriam Chemutai Kibet (born 21 February 2007) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross county runner.[1]
Career
Chemutai was a finalist over 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[2][3]
She was runner-up at the under-20 6km women's race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in Eldoret on 25 October 2025, finishing behind Cynthia Chepkirui.[4][5]
In December 2025, she was confirmed in the Kenyan team for the U20 race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where she placed eleventh overall, winning a silver medal with the Kenyan team, alongside Cynthia Chepkirui, Mercy Chepngeno, and Joan Chepkurui.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Miriam Chemutai Kibet". world athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Kipkirui, Nyaboke & Chemutai through to 1,500m finals at Lima U-20 Worlds". Citizen.Digital. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Ebenyo and Chebor triumph at Kenyan Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Chepkirui wins 6km at the National Cross Country in Eldoret". kbc.co.ke. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Global medallists on Kenyan team for WXC Tallahassee 26". World Athletics. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ "Chebet,Ngetich named in team Kenya of 30 for World Cross". kbc.co.ke. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 10 Jan 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.