Leonard Chemutai

Leonard Chemutai
Personal information
NationalityUgandan
Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event3000m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000m:14:02.26 (Kampala, 2021)
3000m steeplechase: 8:17.14 (Székesfehérvár, 2023)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Uganda
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Douala 3000 m s'chase

Leonard Chemutai (born 5 May 2003) is a Ugandan track and field athlete.[1]

Career

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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] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing 15th in the final.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Leonard Chemutai". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Gold rush Sunday! Amos Serem takes 3000m steeplechase gold for Kenya as compatriot Koech settles for bronze". Standard Media. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". Watch Athletics. August 6, 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ "=Athletics - Trail World Championships: More gold for Leonard Chemutai". Sportnewsafrica.com. June 13, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  5. ^ Henderson, Jason (June 10, 2023). "Grayson Murphy and Leonard Chemutai take mountain classic titles in Austria". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Chemutai first but female duo eye 10000m podium". monitor.co.ug. August 18, 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watchathletics. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Uganda's Leonard Chemutai Wins Gold at the African Athletics Senior Championships". nbssport. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Men's 3000m Steeplechase Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.