Faith Chemutai (born 4 April 1980) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She won the silver medal in

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

at the

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. At the 2006 World Cross Country Championships she finished ninth in the long race. The Kenyan team, of which Chemutai was a part, won the silver medal in the team competition.

Personal bests

- 15:34.48 min (1998) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

- 1:13:51 hrs (2005)

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* 1980 births Living people Kenyan female long-distance runners Kenyan female cross country runners 20th-century Kenyan sportswomen 21st-century Kenyan sportswomen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub