{{Short description|Kenyan long-distance runner and marathon winner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox athlete | name = Naom Jebet | nationality = Kenyan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|5|df=y}} | sport = Athletics | event = Long-distance running, Marathon }}
'''Naom Jebet''' (born 5 April 1994) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specializing in road running events, including the marathon and half marathon. She has won multiple international marathons throughout her career.
== Career == Naom Jebet began to make her mark in international road races in the late 2010s. In 2019, she achieved her personal best in the half marathon at the Copenhagen Half Marathon, clocking 1:08:08.<ref name="WAProfile">{{Cite web |title=Naom JEBET |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/naom-jebet-14742083 |website=World Athletics |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> She also finished eighth at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon that year with a time of 1:08:19, a strong performance in a highly competitive race.
Jebet secured her first significant marathon victories in 2020 and 2021. She won the Wizz Air Sofia Marathon in 2020 with a time of 2:28:38, followed by a second-place finish at the Maratón BP Castellón in 2:27:56.<ref name="MarathonView">{{Cite web |title=Marathon Results of Naom Jebet |url=https://marathonview.net/marathon-results-of-Naom-Jebet |website=MarathonView |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> In 2021, she claimed first place at both the Marathon Varna (2:33:08) and Marathon Stara Zagora (2:32:04).<ref name="MarathonView"/>
In 2023, Jebet achieved a notable victory at the Nairobi City Marathon, winning with a personal best time of 2:23:33, which also set a course record.<ref name="NairobiWin">{{Cite web |title=Robert Kipkemboi, Naom Jebet crowned Nairobi City Marathon winners |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/sports/article/2001476392/robert-kipkemboi-naom-jebet-crowned-nairobi-city-marathon-winners |website=Standard Media |date=2 July 2023 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="CitizenNairobi">{{Cite web |title=Kipkemboi, Jebet clinch Nairobi City Marathon victories |url=https://www.citizen.digital/sports/kipkemboi-jebet-clinch-nairobi-city-marathon-victories-n322767 |website=Citizen Digital |date=2 July 2023 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> She also finished eighth at the Frankfurt Marathon that year, recording 2:26:48.<ref name="MarathonView"/>
Jebet continued her winning streak in 2024, securing victory at the Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid Marathon with a time of 2:26:20.<ref name="MadridWin">{{Cite web |title=Naom Jebet triumphs in Madrid for first international marathon victory |url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/naom-jebet-triumphs-in-madrid-for-first-international-marathon-victory-2024042813075500465 |website=Pulse Sports Kenya |date=28 April 2024 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="MadridOfficial">{{Cite web |title=Tafa and Jebet win on the biggest edition of Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid |url=https://rocknrollmadridrun.com/tafa-and-jebet-win-on-the-biggest-edition-of-zurich-rock-n-roll-running-series-madrid/?lang=en |website=Zurich Rock 'n' Roll Running Series Madrid |date=28 April 2024 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref> Later in the year, she also won the Porto Marathon with a time of 2:30:00.<ref name="PortoWin">{{Cite web |title=Naom Jebet wins Porto Marathon |url=https://www.athletics.co.ke/naom-jebet-wins-porto-marathon/ |website=Athletics News Kenya |date=3 November 2024 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="PortoOfficial">{{Cite web |title=Results Marathon 2024 |url=https://maratonadoporto.com/en/results/results-marathon-2024/ |website=Maratona do Porto Official Website |date=3 November 2024 |access-date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
== Personal bests == * Marathon – 2:23:33 (Nairobi, 2 July 2023)<ref name="CitizenNairobi"/> * Half Marathon – 1:08:08 (Copenhagen, 15 September 2019)<ref name="WAProfile"/> * 10 Kilometres Road – 31:49 (15 April 2017)<ref name="WAProfile"/>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{World Athletics|id=14742083|name=Naom Jebet}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jebet, Naom}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Kenyan women long-distance runners Category:Kenyan women marathon runners Category:21st-century Kenyan people