{{short description|Ugandan long-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Juliet Chekwel | image = Juliet Chekwel Rio2016.jpg | image_size = 170px | caption = Chekwel at the 2016 Olympics | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|25|df=yes}} | birth_place = Kapchorwa, Uganda<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6025843-juliet-chekwel.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref> | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | sport = Athletics | event = 5000 m, 10,000 m, steeplechase | coach = Giuseppe Giambrone | pb = 5000 m – 15:20.15 (2016)<br>10,000 m – 31:37.99 (2016)<br>3000 mS – 9:48.01 (2015)<br>Marathon – 2:23:13 (2020) NR<ref name=iaaf/> | education = Makerere University<ref name=nbc/> }}
'''Juliet Chekwel''' (born 25 May 1990) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.<ref name=iaaf/> She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing placing 17th in a new national record of 32:20.95. She competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref name=rio/>
In 2019, she competed in the senior women's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.<ref name="senior_women_race_iaaf_world_cross_country_2019">{{Cite web|title=Senior women's race|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=21598225|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627195835/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6265/AT-XSE-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=21598225|archive-date=27 June 2020|access-date=27 June 2020|website=2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships}}</ref> She finished in 13th place.<ref name="senior_women_race_iaaf_world_cross_country_2019"/> In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.<ref name="women_half_marathon_championships_2020">{{Cite web|title=Women's Half Marathon|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1284936714|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017111945/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1284936714|archive-date=17 October 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|website=2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships}}</ref>
In June 2021, she qualified to represent Uganda in the marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Isabirye|first=David|date=2020-02-23|title=Uganda's Juliet Chekwel wins 2020 Zurich Marathon, sets new national record to qualify for Tokyo Olympics|url=https://kawowo.com/2020/02/23/ugandas-juliet-chekwel-wins-2020-zurich-marathon-sets-new-national-record-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics/|access-date=2021-06-20|website=Kawowo Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> She finished 69th in 2:53.40.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.mtn.co.ug/2021/08/07/ugandans-chekwel-chemutai-make-history-in-tokyo-olympics-marathon/|title=Ugandans Chekwel, Chemutai make history in Tokyo Olympics marathon|website=MTN|date=7 August 2021|access-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>
==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{UGA}} |- |2010 |African Championships |Nairobi, Kenya |13th (h) |1500 m |4:25.50 |- |2013 |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |16th |10,000 m |32:57.02 |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |17th |10,000 m |32:20.95 |- |rowspan=2|2016 |rowspan=2|Olympic Games |rowspan=2|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |17th (h) |5000 m |15:29.07 |- | – |10,000m |DNF |- |rowspan=2|2018 |rowspan=2|Commonwealth Games |rowspan=2|Gold Coast, Australia |4th |5000 m |15:30.17 |- |7th |10,000 m |31:57.97 |- |2019 |World Championships |Doha, Qatar |20th |10,000 m |33:28.18 |- |2021 |Olympic Games |Sapporo, Japan |69th |Marathon |2:53:40 |- |2025 |World Championships |Tokyo, Japan | – |Marathon |DNF |}
==References== {{Commons category|Juliet Chekwel}} <references>
<ref name=iaaf>{{World Athletics}}</ref> <ref name=rio>[https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/juliet-chekwel Juliet Chekwel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826091507/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/juliet-chekwel |date=26 August 2016 }}. rio2016.com</ref> <ref name=nbc>[http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=chekwel-juliet-1234540/index.html Juliet Chekwel]. nbcolympics.com</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chekwel, Juliet}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Ugandan women long-distance runners Category:Ugandan women steeplechase runners Category:Olympic athletes for Uganda Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda Category:People from Kapchorwa District Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Uganda Category:21st-century Ugandan sportswomen Category:Athletes from Eastern Region, Uganda