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Rebecca Cheptegei

1991 - 2024

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Rebecca Cheptegei (22 February 1991 – 5 September 2024) was a Ugandan cross country, long-distance and marathon runner, who was the national record holder in the latter discipline and a former world champion in mountain running. Cheptegei represented Uganda at several World Championships since 2010, including IAAF World Cross Country Championships, World Mountain and Trail Running Championships and World Athletics Championships. She also competed in the women's marathon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She was killed in September 2024 by her former partner, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, who doused her with petrol and set her alight, reportedly over a land dispute in Kenya. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rebecca Cheptegei is the 5,735th most popular athlete, the 148th most popular biography from Kenya and the 111th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

Rebecca Cheptegei is a Ugandan long-distance runner, best known for her achievements in the 5000 meters and 10,000 meters events. She gained international recognition for winning multiple medals at major championships, including the World Athletics Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

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Among athletes, Rebecca Cheptegei ranks 5,735 out of 6,025. Before her are Kamila Chudzik, Bronwen Knox, Zelimkhan Abakarov, Magnus Abelvik Rød, Mariusz Jurkiewicz, and Sebastian Seidl. After her are Suvi Minkkinen, Robeilys Peinado, Wang Qin, Lalonde Gordon, Wilhem Belocian, and Nonoka Ozaki.

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Among people born in 1991, Rebecca Cheptegei ranks 1,134. Before her are Alina Berezhna, Marie-Florence Candassamy, Daniele Lupo, Jacopo Sala, Jorge Pulido, and Elson Hooi. After her are Toshiyuki Takagi, Kahena Kunze, Emanuel Insúa, PnB Rock, Souleymane Cissokho, and Leonardo Valencia. Among people deceased in 2024, Rebecca Cheptegei ranks 516. Before her are David Wilkie, Park Bo-ram, Xu Chao, George Baldock, Tomonobu Yokoyama, and Nugzari Tsurtsumia. After her are Michaela DePrince, Jacques Freitag, Darius Morris, Matija Sarkic, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and Luke Fleurs.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Rebecca Cheptegei ranks 148 out of 150. Before her are Ferdinand Omanyala (1996), Kaan Kigen Özbilen (null), Richard Limo (1980), Halima Aden (1997), Timothy Cheruiyot (1995), and Geoffrey Mutai (1981). After her are Reuben Kosgei (1979), Micah Kogo (1986), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), David Powell (null), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), and Sharon Cherop (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Rebecca Cheptegei ranks 111. Before her are Margaret Wambui (1995), Ferdinand Omanyala (1996), Kaan Kigen Özbilen (null), Richard Limo (1980), Timothy Cheruiyot (1995), and Geoffrey Mutai (1981). After her are Reuben Kosgei (1979), Micah Kogo (1986), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), David Powell (null), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), and Sharon Cherop (1984).

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