Uganda
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n steeplechase runner. She won the gold medal at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo
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Bukwo District
Bukwo District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Bukwo is its main political, administrative, and commercial center and the site of the district headquarters.
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, she took up running in 2013 after attending the District Athletics Championships in Bukwo as a casual fan. At the
2015 Commonwealth Youth Games
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Apia
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, she won silver medals in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She also competed in the junior women's race at the
2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
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Kampala
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, finishing in 7th place.
In 2016, she finished in 7th place in the final of the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics her time of 9:31.03 in the heats did not qualify her for the final.
At the 2018 World Junior Championships held in mid July, she claimed a notable Silver medal in the 3000m steeplechase. A week later, at the Monaco diamond league, she set a national record with a time of 9:07.94
In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark. She finished in 5th place.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Chemutai competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She beat pre-race favorites such as
Beatrice Chepkoech
Beatrice Chepkoech Sitonik (born 6 July 1991)Beatrice Chepkoech
Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi to finish with a time of 9:01.45, national record, and win the gold medal. Chemutai became the first Ugandan woman ever to win an Olympic medal in any sport.