Janat Chemusto
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Janat Chemusto |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Born | 5 July 1998 Kapchorwa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Position | Middle and long distance running |
Janat Chemusto (born 05 July 1998) is a Ugandan middle-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Youth Games 3000-meter race .[1][2] She also won a silver medal in Paris at the Mile Women Finals having crossed the line in the 4:23.65.[3] She clinched victory in the 1,500 meters at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, posting a personal best of 4:01.79, a time that qualified her for the World Championships in Budapest.[4] She also a bronze medal at the FBK Games in the Netherlands with a time of 4:01.98.[5]
Career
[edit]Chemusto's international debut came in 2014 at the African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana where she finished fourth in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:36.94.[6] She also competed in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China securing a seventh-place finish in the same event with a time of 9:22.42.[7][8] In 2015, at the African Youth Championships in Réduit, Chemusto earned a silver medal in the 1500 meters, clocking 4:17.61.[9][10][11]During the same year at the World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang , she finished 18th in the U20 race with a time of 21:10 minutes. She then finished tenth in the 3000 meters at the World Youth Championships in Cali in 9:42.88 minutes.[12] She won bronze medals in the 1500 and 3000 meters at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia in 4:19.48 minutes and 9:56.62 minutes, respectively.[13] In 2017, at the World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda, she finished 23rd in the U20 race with a time of 20:54 minutes and won a bronze medal in the team rankings. In 2022, she placed fifth in the 1500 meters at the African Championships in Port Louis with a time of 4:21.36 minutes and eighth in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:38.76.[14] She then finished fourth in the 1500 and 5000 meters at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, finishing in 4:16.72 and 16:59.9 minutes, respectively. [15][16]
Controversies
[edit]In 2023, Chemusto was tested for the steroid hormone nandrolone and the result was positive. She was subsequently banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for four years, retroactive to July 2023, and all her results from May 13, 2023, were revoked.[17][18][19][20]
Personal bests
[edit]- 800 meters: 2:06.86 min, June 25, 2022 in Kampala
- 1500 meters: 4:15.90 min, March 3, 2018 in Kampala
- 3000 meters: 9:10.74 min, August 20, 2014 in Nanjing
- 5000 meters: 15:49.84 min, March 3, 2018 in Kampala
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chemusto suspension casts shadow on Uganda's athletics". Monitor. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Janat CHEMUSTO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-25. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Janat Chemusto scoops silver in Paris". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Budapest Worlds, Paris Olympics calling for Chemusto". Monitor. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Janat Chemusto continues to impress in Europe". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Kejelcha and Chepngetich triumph at African Youth Games in Gaborone | REPORT | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 2024-12-28. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Chemusto makes 1500m final in Nanjing". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "ANOCA Newsletter" (PDF). Anocolympic. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Chemusto leads gold medal hunt". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Chemusto Wins Two Medals at 2015 Africa Youth Athletics Championship :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Corry, Phillip (2015-06-11). "Uganda sends two for EA Youth Athletics championships". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Kazibwe, Edgar (2015-07-14). "Chemusto to lead Uganda's medal chase at World Youth Championships". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Chemutai, Chemusto win medals at 5th Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Wikidocumentaries". wikidocumentaries-demo.wmcloud.org. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Chemusto suspension casts shadow on Uganda's athletics". Monitor. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ Isabirye, David (2022-07-25). "ATHLETICS: Uganda's final team to 2022 Islamic Solidarity games confirmed". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Uganda's Chemusto banned for four years for doping violation". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Ugandan runner Chemusto banned for doping". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Ugandan Athletes Displeasured by Chemusto's Four-Year Ban :". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
- ^ "Chemusto suspension casts shadow on Uganda's athletics". Monitor. 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2025-03-23.