Eunice Chumba

Bahraini female long-distance runner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eunice Chebichii Chumba (born 23 May 1993)[2] is a Kenyan-born Bahraini female long-distance runner. She won silver medals in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Asian Games and 2015 Asian Athletics Championships.

FullnameEunice Chebichii Chumba
NationalityBahraini
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 32)
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
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Eunice Chumba
Personal information
Full nameEunice Chebichii Chumba
NationalityBahraini
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 32)
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportAthletics
Event(s)
Marathon, Cross country running, 10,000 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bahrain
World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 ValenciaTeam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta10,000 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Wuhan10,000 m
Arab Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Isa Town10,000 m
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place2019 WuhanMarathon
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 KampalaSenior team
Asian Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 ManamaSenior race
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Biography

Eunice Chumba was born and raised in Kenya. She moved to Bahrain in 2014. She was motivated by her father to represent the country in athletics at international arena.[3][4]

She claimed her first athletics senior gold medal in Manama at the 2016 Asian Cross Country Championships.[5] Chumba won the 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon with a time of 1:06:11, establishing a new course record among women.[6] She also set a new Beirut Marathon record among women in 2017 with a finish of 2:28:43 to take the gold medal.[7][8]

Chumba claimed her first Asian Games medal, silver in the women's 10,000 m event representing Bahrain at the 2018 Asian Games.[9][10]

Marathon competition record

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