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Stella Chesang
Ugandan runner
Stella Chesang (born 1 December 1996)[2] is a Ugandan long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1][3]
 Chesang at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 27) Serere Village, Kween District, Uganda[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long-distance running |
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Medal record | |
Chesang earned bronze for the 5000 metres at the 2015 African Under-20 Championships. She represented Uganda at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[4] She is the Ugandan record holder for the 10,000 m and half marathon.
Chesang was born on 1 December 1996 in Serere Village, Benet sub-county, Kween District, Uganda to Juliet Cheptoris and Patrick Kusuro. She is the second born in a family of nine siblings.[5] She attended Benet Primary School before she transferred to Chemwania High School in Kween for her O-Level studies.[5] Later, she graduated from Kyambogo University, with a degree in sports science.[6]
During her primary school days, Chesang won all athletic races that she competed in. She was awarded a full academic scholarship during her four-year O-Level studies at Chemwania High School. While in Senior 3, manager of Kapchorwa Athletics Association requested Stella's parents that she goes and lives in his camp, so that she could train with other talented athletes on a regular scheduled basis. It was here that the Uganda Police Force Athletic Club found and recruited her as a police officer and member of the Uganda Police Athletic Club.[5]
Following her winning the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Chesang was promoted from the rank of Special Police Constable (SPC) to the rank of Inspector of Police (IP).[7]
She won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2015[8] and the Ugandan Cross Country Championships in 2016.[9]
- Stella Chesang. GC2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- "Stella CHESANG – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- Uganda Radio Network (9 April 2018). "Chesang wins Uganda's second gold in Australia". The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- Stella Chesang. rio2016.com
- Allan Chekwech, and Darren Allan Kyeyune (22 April 2018). "The quiet, humble life of golden girl Chesang". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- Stella Chesang. nbcolympics.com
- Isabirye, David (20 April 2018). "Uganda Commonwealth medalists earn promotion in the National Police Forces". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
