Winny Chebet (born 20 December 1990) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships reaching the semifinals. In addition she won silver medals at the 2006 World Junior Championships and 2005 World Youth Championships.
Her personal best in the 800 metres is 1:59.30 from 2013.
She qualified to represent Kenya at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Competition record Representing 2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco2nd800 m2:08.152006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China2nd800 m2:04.592007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic1st (sf)800 m2:04.10Disqualified in the final2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland5th800 m2:04.132009African Junior ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius2nd800 m2:01.361st4 × 400 m relay3:48.992010African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya5th800 m2:03.02Commonwealth GamesDelhi, India7th800 m2:11.582013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12th (sf)800 m2:01.042015African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo5th800 m2:02.673rd4 × 400 m relay3:35.912016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil21st (sf)800 m2:01.902017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (sf)1500 m4:06.292018World Indoor ChampionshipBirmingham, United Kingdom14th (h)800 m2:18.315th1500 m4:12.08Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia18th (h)1500 m4:20.67African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1st1500 m4:14.022019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7th1500 m3:58.202021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan26th (sf)1500 m4:11.622022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius1st1500 m4:16.10World ChampionshipsEugene, United States13th1500 m4:15.13
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:58.13 (Zagreb 2017) 1000 metres – 2:35.73 (Brussels 2013) 1500 metres – 3:58.20 (Doha 2019) One mile – 4:19.55 (London 2017) Indoor 800 metres – 2:02.67 (Val-de-Reuil 2013) 1000 metres – 2:40.37 (Moscow 2013) 1500 metres – 4:05.81 (Birmingham 2018) One mile – 4:34.06 (Birmingham 2019)
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