Beatrice Chebet is a phenomenal long-distance runner, affectionately nicknamed the "Smiling Assassin" for her calm demeanour before unleashing a devastating finishing kick on the track.
Hailing from Kericho, a region renowned for producing elite athletes, she has etched her name in the annals of athletics history as the first woman to simultaneously hold both Olympic and World Championship titles and world records in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres events.
A Major in the Kenyan Police Service, Chebet's journey from a promising junior athlete to a global superstar is a testament to her dedication, versatility across track and cross country, and relentless pursuit of excellence.
The year 2025 has been nothing short of historic for Chebet, who added the only missing accolades to her illustrious career: World Championship gold medals.
At the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in September, she achieved a stunning distance double, winning gold in both the 10,000 metres (Kenya's first gold in the event since 2015) and the 5,000 metres with a final-lap sprint that left her competitors, including compatriot Faith Kipyegon, behind.
Her record-breaking form continued from earlier in the season when, in July 2025 at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, she became the first woman in history to break the 14-minute barrier in the 5,000m, setting a new world record of 13:58.06.
These monumental achievements have seen her voted Kenya's Female Long-Distance Athlete of the Year for 2025 and put her in a league of her own, standing alongside legends like Usain Bolt and Kenenisa Bekele as an athlete who has dominated multiple distances with world titles and records.