Stella Chesang

Stella Chesang is a Ugandan long-distance runner specializing in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters events. She is known for winning the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, marking a significant achievement in her athletic career.

Personal Bests

Marathon

2:18:26

12/1/2024

Half Marathon

1:07:59

4/28/2024

10,000 Metres

World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022

31:01.04

7/16/2022

10 Kilometres Road

30:40

5/15/2022

5000 Metres

FBK Games

15:00.72

6/9/2019

Major Championships

The XXXIII Olympic Games - Marathon

2:26:01

Upcoming Events

Recent Mentions

Podcast

The Women's Paris Olympic Marathon: Instant Reaction Pod!

August 11, 2024

Editors Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci and Michael Doyle jump into the studio for a their final emergency pod of these Olympic Games, right after the finish of the women's Olympic marathon in Paris on Sunday morning. The final event of the Olympics did not disappoint, delivering a thrilling finish.

SPOILER ALERT: we talk about how the race played itself out, and who won.

Watch a video version of this pod on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/LBZZl9US_bc

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Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands put on a show in the final moments of the marathon, out sprinting world record holder Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia for one of the great marathon performances of all time. But it was not without its controvery, as Hassan and Assefa made contact with about 200m to go.

We also discuss Nike's big win, if Hassan is the next Kipchoge, and what happened to American runner Fiona O'Keeffe (and why some are upset about her DNF).

The Women’s Olympic Marathon top 10 Results:
🥇Sifan Hassan 🇳🇱
🥈 Tigst Assefa 🇪🇹
🥉Hellen Obiri 🇰🇪
Sharon Lokedi 🇰🇪
Amane Shankule 🇪🇹
Yuka Suzuki 🇯🇵
Delvine Meringor 🇷🇴
Stella Chesang 🇺🇬
Lonah Salpeter 🇮🇱
Eunice Chumba 🇧🇭

Read our full recap of the 2024 Olympic marathon, plus full results, here:
https://marathonhandbook.com/2024-olympic-women-marathon-results/

Follow our live coverage of the track and marathons here:
https://marathonhandbook.com/live-updates-athletics-track-2024-paris-olympics/

Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle

Show notes1h 1m

Video

Run the Future - Stella Chesang & Addy Ruiter

NN Running Team

over 3 years ago

Former 10,000m Commonwealth Champion Stella Chesang will make het marathon debut in Hamburg 2023. Earlier, we spoke with Stella and her coach Addy Ruiter about the bright future ahead of her. The NN Running Team was launched in 2017 to provide athletes with access to better coaching, medical care and additional athlete support services. Since its inception its athletes have run world records, won Marathon Majors, and claimed Olympic and world titles. Among its star athletes include; Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Joshua Cheptegei, Letesenbet Gidey, Yalemzerf Yehualaw & Geoffrey Kamworor.

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Video

Training with the NN Running Team in Uganda

NN Running Team

over 8 years ago

Morning run in Kapchorwa, Uganda with Joshua Cheptegei and Stella Chesang.

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Hosts: Alex Cyr, Katelyn Tocci, Michael Doyle