Prisca Chesang
Ugandan long-distance runner
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Prisca Chesang (born 7 August 2003)[1] is a Ugandan middle- and long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships and the silver medal in the 5000 metres and the bronze medal in the 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics Under-20 Championships (after Medina Eisa and Melknat Wudu were given a two-year ban for age falsification violations and stripped of their medals in those events).[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 7 August 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running |
Medal record | |
Career
Chesang represented Uganda at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the women's 5000 metres event.[3]
She competed in the 3000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics Under-20 Championships, winning the bronze medal with a personal best time of 9:03.44 (originally finishing fourth, however Melknat Wudu was given a two-year ban for age falsification violations and stripped of her bronze medal).[4] She competed also in the 5000 metres at the 2021 World Athletics Under-20 Championships and won the silver medal (originally finished third, however Melknat Wudu was given a two-year ban for age falsification violations and stripped of her silver medal).[5]
Chesang won the gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Under-20 Championships (originally finished second, however Medina Eisa was given a two-year ban for age falsification violations and stripped of her gold medal).[6] The 19-year-old won the 2022 San Silvestre Vallecana road 10 km (not eligible for record purposes) in a time of 30:19, beating Francine Niyonsaba, fifth in the 10,000 m at the Tokyo Games, and Beatrice Chepkoech, world record holder in the 3000 m steeplechase.[7]
Doping ban
In January 2024 Chesang received a two year competition ban after testing positive for furosemide in September 2023.[8] The ban is set to run from 6 December 2023.[9]
Achievements
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 4:08.15 (Nice 2021)
- 3000 metres – 9:03.44 (Nairobi 2021)
- 10,000 metres – 15:05.39 (Hengelo 2021)
- Road
- 10 kilometres – 32:42 (Bengaluru 2022)
National titles
- Ugandan Championships
- 1500 metres: 2022
- 5000 metres: 2022
