Leonard Chemutai (born 5 May 2003) is a Ugandan track and field athlete.[1]
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| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000m steeplechase | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5000m:14:02.26 (Kampala, 2021) 3000m steeplechase: 8:17.14 (Székesfehérvár, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editChemutai finished seventh in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[2]
In August 2022, he finished fourth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[3]
Chemutai won the U20 classic mountain race at the Trail World Championships in 2022.[4] In 2023, he won the senior race at the championships.[5]
Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest,[6] he qualified for the final of the 3000m steeplechase, in which he finished twelfth.[7]
In June 2024, he won gold in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[8] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing 15th in the final.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Leonard Chemutai". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Gold rush Sunday! Amos Serem takes 3000m steeplechase gold for Kenya as compatriot Koech settles for bronze". Standard Media. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. August 6, 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "=Athletics - Trail World Championships: More gold for Leonard Chemutai". Sportnewsafrica.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (June 10, 2023). "Grayson Murphy and Leonard Chemutai take mountain classic titles in Austria". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Chemutai first but female duo eye 10000m podium". monitor.co.ug. August 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watchathletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Uganda's Leonard Chemutai Wins Gold at the African Athletics Senior Championships". nbssport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
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