Celliphine Chepteek Chespol (born March 23, 1999) is a Kenyan track and field athlete, specialising in

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

running. In winning the

3000 metres steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, a ...

at 2017

Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic, an Oregon Track Club event, is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States, held in Eugene, Oregon. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at Hayward Field on the campus of the University o ...

, her time of 8:58.78 for was the second fastest of all time. Since she was 18 years 64 days old, it was also the world junior record. The race is more impressive since she lost her shoe at the water jump with more than a lap to go during the race. Later in the year, she represented Kenya at the 2017 World Championships, running with the breakaway lead pack until the last two laps, ultimately finishing in sixth place just behind the world record holder

Ruth Jebet Ruth Jebet (born 17 November 1996) is a Kenyan-born long-distance runner and steeplechase specialist who competes internationally for Bahrain. She was the world record holder and was the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 3000 metres steeplechase, ...

. Previously she was the 2015 world youth champion and the 2016 world junior champion.

IAAF World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...

has reported two different birthdates for her, March 23, 1999 in her athlete profile and June 22, 1998 in her Diamond League profile. If the 1999 birthdate is accurate, her 9:25.15 at the 2016 race would be a world youth best. Earlier in 2017, she finished third in the 2017 World Cross Country Championships Junior race, leading Kenya to the team silver medal, one point behind Ethiopia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chespol, Celliphine Chepteek Living people 1999 births Kenyan female steeplechase runners Kenyan female cross country runners Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya World Athletics U20 Championships winners African Cross Country Championships winners Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games