Miriam Kibet
Kenyan runner (born 2007)
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Miriam Chemutai Kibet (born 21 February 2007) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross county runner.[1]
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| Full name | Miriam Chemutai Kibet | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kenya | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 February 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Events | long-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 1500m: 4:19.51 (Nairobi, 2024) 3000m: 9:08.05 (Nairobi, 2025) 5000m: 16:10.73 (Nairobi, 2025) 10,000m: 33:22.15 (Nairobi, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Chemutai was a finalist over 1500 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[2][3]
She was runner-up at the under-20 6 km women's race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in Eldoret on 25 October 2025, finishing behind Cynthia Chepkirui.[4][5]
In December 2025, she was confirmed in the Kenyan team for the U20 race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where she placed eleventh overall, winning a silver medal with the Kenyan team, alongside Cynthia Chepkirui, Mercy Chepngeno Mageso, and Joan Chepkurui.[6][7][8]
In July 2026, she placed seventh competing in the 10,000 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[9]