Juliet Chekwel (born 25 May 1990) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. 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.
In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 13th place. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.
In June 2021, she qualified to represent Uganda in the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She finished 69th in 2:53.40.
International competitions Representing 2010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya13th (h)1500 m4:25.502013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia16th10,000 m32:57.022015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China17th10,000 m32:20.952016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil17th (h)5000 m15:29.07 –10,000mDNF2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia4th5000 m15:30.177th10,000 m31:57.972019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th10,000 m33:28.182021Olympic GamesSapporo, Japan69thMarathon2:53:402025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan –MarathonDNF
References
Juliet Chekwel . rio2016.com Juliet Chekwel. nbcolympics.com
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