Leonard Chemutai Explained

Leonard Chemutai
Nationality:Ugandan
Sport:Athletics
Event:3000m steeplechase
Birth Date:5 May 2003
Pb:5000m:14:02.26 (Kampala, 2021)
3000m steeplechase: 8:17.14 (Székesfehérvár, 2023)
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Leonard Chemutai (born 5 May 2003) is a Ugandan track and field athlete.[1]

Career

Chemutai finished seventh in the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[2]

In August 2022, he finished fourth in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[3]

Chemutai won the U20 classic mountain race at the Trail World Championships in 2022.[4] In 2023, he won the senior race at the championships.[5]

Selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest,[6] he qualified for the final of the 3000m steeplechase, in which he finished twelfth.[7]

In June 2024, he won gold in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leonard Chemutai. World Athletics. 19 August 2023.
  2. Web site: Gold rush Sunday! Amos Serem takes 3000m steeplechase gold for Kenya as compatriot Koech settles for bronze . 18 August 2023. Standard Media. 20 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022. Watch Athletics. 19 August 2023. August 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: =Athletics - Trail World Championships: More gold for Leonard Chemutai. June 13, 2023. Sportnewsafrica.com. 19 August 2023.
  5. Web site: Grayson Murphy and Leonard Chemutai take mountain classic titles in Austria. 19 August 2023. Athletics Weekly. Jason. Henderson . June 10, 2023.
  6. Web site: Chemutai first but female duo eye 10000m podium. monitor.co.ug. 19 August 2023. August 18, 2023.
  7. Web site: Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023. Watchathletics. 19 August 2023. 19 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Uganda’s Leonard Chemutai Wins Gold at the African Athletics Senior Championships . nbssport. 27 June 2024. 24 June 2024.