Brenda Chebet (born 16 March 2004) is a Kenyan

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athlete. She won silver at the 1500 metres at the

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. In February 2023 she won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the

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. In December 2023, Chebet was banned from elite competition for three years for doping, following a positive test for methasterone on 8 July. Her results starting from 8 July were disqualified, and her ban was given from 3 September 2023 to 2 September 2026.

Career

In June 2022 Chebet finished fourth in the African Championship

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race, held in

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. She followed that up a few days later with sixth place in the women's

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final. Chebet won the silver medal in the 1500 metres at the

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, Colombia in August 2022. She ran a personal best time of 4:04.64 to finish as runner-up behind

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. In February 2023 she won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the

, held in Bathurst, Australia. Her Kenyan team completed the course in 23:14, with Chebet racing alongside

Emmanuel Wanyonyi Emmanuel Wanyonyi (born 1 August 2004) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in this event. With his personal best of 1:41.11 set at the 2024 Lausanne Diamond League ...

, Mirriam Cherop, and Kyumbe Munguti. Chebet ran the anchor leg.

References

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