Joshua Cheptegei
Also known as Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
Ugandan athletics competitor
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Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres, and once held the world best time over the 15 kilometres distance.
Cheptegei is the reigning Olympic champion in the 10000 m and three-time World champion in the 10,000 m. Cheptegei also won a gold medal in the 5000 m and 10,000 m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. At the 2024 Olympic Games, Cheptegei won gold in the 10,000 metres, becoming the Olympic champion and setting a new Olympic record in the process.
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1996 births21st-century Ugandan sportsmenAthletes from Eastern Region, UgandaAthletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer OlympicsCommonwealth Games gold medallists for UgandaCommonwealth Games gold medallists in athleticsDiamond League winners