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Beatrice Chebet

Kenyan long-distance runner born 2000

Born
March 5, 2000
Age in 2026
26
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
2000

About Beatrice Chebet

Beatrice Chebet (born 5 March 2000) is a Kenyan long-distance runner and world record holder in the 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and road 5k. She won gold medals in both the 5000 and 10,000 m at the 2024 Summer Olympics and repeated the double at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. In the 5000 m, Chebet won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, and the bronze in 2023. Chebet is a three-time World Cross Country champion, having won the junior race in 2019 and the senior race in 2023 and 2024. Additionally, Chebet was the 5000 m champion at the 2018 World U20 Championships, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the 2022 African Championships. Chebet trains in Londiani, Kericho County. In the 5000m, Chebet won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, and the bronze in 2023. In June 2018, at the age of 18, Chebet won the Kenyan Under-20s 5000 metres. She won gold medals in both the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2024 Summer Olympics and repeated the double at the 2025 World Athletics Championships. Additionally, Chebet was the 5000m champion at the 2018 World U20 Championships, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the 2022 African Championships.

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Beatrice Chebet timeline

  1. In June 2018, at the age of 18, Chebet won the Kenyan Under-20s 5000 metres.
  2. Additionally, Chebet was the 5000m champion at the 2018 World U20 Championships, the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and the 2022 African Championships.
  3. Chebet is a three-time World Cross Country champion, having won the junior race in 2019 and the senior race in 2023 and 2024.
  4. In the 5000m, Chebet won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships, and the bronze in 2023.
  5. She won gold medals in both the 5000m and 10,000m at the 2024 Summer Olympics and repeated the double at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.

The world when Beatrice Chebet was born

Beatrice Chebet was born in 2000. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2000

  • #1 song"Breathe" – Faith Hill
  • Top movieGladiator
  • Top TV showSurvivor
  • Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire – J.K. Rowling

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentTiger Woods wins 3 consecutive major championships
  • Top headlineContested US presidential election — Bush vs. Gore goes to Supreme Court
  • Technology milestoneDot-com bubble bursts
  • Defining fadReality TV (Survivor premieres)
  • Notable inventionUSB flash drive
  • World population6.09 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population282.2M

2000 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Beatrice Chebet's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure20002026
Gas$1.51$3.45/gal
Average home$139,000$435,000
Average income$52,500$67,500
Minimum wage$5.15$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$5.39$11.95
Postage stamp$0.33$0.73
Population282.2M341 million

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