Stella Chesang (born 1 December 1996) is a Ugandan

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. She won the gold medal in the

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at the

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. Chesang earned bronze for the

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at the 2015 African Under-20 Championships. She represented Uganda at the

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.Stella Chesang
rio2016.com She is the Ugandan record holder for the 10,000 m and

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Background and education

Chesang was born on 1 December 1996 in Serere Village, Benet sub-county,

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, Uganda to Juliet Cheptoris and Patrick Kusuro. She is the second born in a family of nine siblings. She attended Benet Primary School before she transferred to Chemwania High School in Kween for her O-Level studies. Later, she graduated from

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, with a degree in

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Police career

During her primary school days, Chesang won all athletic races that she competed in. She was awarded a full academic scholarship during her four-year O-Level studies at Chemwania High School. While in Senior 3, manager of Kapchorwa Athletics Association requested Stella's parents that she goes and lives in his camp, so that she could train with other talented athletes on a regular scheduled basis. It was here that the

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Athletic Club found and recruited her as a police officer and member of the Uganda Police Athletic Club. Following her winning the gold medal in the

at the

, Chesang was promoted from the rank of ''Special Police Constable'' (SPC) to the rank of

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(IP).

Athletic career

She won the

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in 2015IAAF: Double gold for Uganda at World Mountain Running Championships.
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International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chesang, Stella 1996 births Living people People from Kween District Ugandan female long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Kyambogo University alumni Athletes from Eastern Region, Uganda Ugandan mountain runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games World Mountain Running Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics African Games competitors for Uganda 21st-century Ugandan sportswomen Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics