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Eunice Chumba
Personal information
Full nameEunice Chebichii Chumba
NationalityBahraini
Born (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 31)
Uasin Gishu, Kenya[1]
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight46 kg (101 lb)
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, Cross country running, 10,000 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bahrain
World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Valencia Team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 10,000 m
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Wuhan 10,000 m
Arab Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Isa Town 10,000 m
Military World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Marathon
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kampala Senior team
Asian Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Manama Senior race

Eunice Chebichii Chumba (born 23 May 1993)[2] is a Kenyan-born Bahraini female long-distance runner. She won silver medals in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Asian Games and 2015 Asian Athletics Championships.

Biography

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Eunice Chumba was born and raised in Kenya. She moved to Bahrain in 2014. She was motivated by her father to represent the country in athletics at international arena.[3][4]

She claimed her first athletics senior gold medal in Manama at the 2016 Asian Cross Country Championships.[5] Chumba won the 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon with a time of 1:06:11, establishing a new course record among women.[6] She also set a new Beirut Marathon record among women in 2017 with a finish of 2:28:43 to take the gold medal.[7][8]

Chumba claimed her first Asian Games medal, silver in the women's 10,000 m event representing Bahrain at the 2018 Asian Games.[9][10]

Marathon competition record

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References

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  1. ^ "Eunice Chebichii Chumba". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Eunice Chebichii CHUMBA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ "CHUMBA Eunice". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ^ Sabuni, Emmanuel (1 April 2015). "CHEBICHII TURNS TO BAHRAIN". Sabuni's Sports. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  5. ^ Minshull, Phil (29 February 2016). "Bahrain dominate as Rop and Chumba take Asian cross country titles". IAAF.org. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Elite field women - Copenhagen Half Marathon". Copenhagen Half Marathon. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ^ Gains, Paul (31 October 2017). "Chumba chasing Beirut Marathon record". IAAF.org. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. ^ Gains, Paul (12 November 2017). "Ruto and Chumba break race records at Beirut Marathon". IAAF.org. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Bahrain claims two silver medals in opening day of 2018 Asian Games athletics". m.gdnonline.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Silver double joy for the Kingdom at Asian Games". DT News. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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