Leonard Chemutai

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

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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
2024 Douala3000 m s'chase
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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] He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the 3000 metres steeplechase, placing 15th in the final.[9]

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