Eunice Chumba
{{short description|Bahraini female long-distance runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Eunice Chumba
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Eunice Chebichii Chumba
| nationality = Bahraini
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1993|05|23}}
| birth_place = Uasin Gishu, Kenya{{cite web |title=Eunice Chebichii Chumba |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1378772-chumba-eunice-chebichii.htm |work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=30 July 2021 |archive-date=7 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807154312/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1378772-chumba-eunice-chebichii.htm |url-status=dead}}
| height = 1.53 m
| weight = 46 kg
| country = Bahrain
| sport = Athletics
| event = Marathon, Cross country running, 10,000 metres
| medaltemplates =
{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{BHR}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Half Marathon Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2018 Valencia|Team}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2018 Jakarta|10,000 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2015 Wuhan|10,000 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|Arab Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2015 Isa Town|10,000 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|Military World Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2019 Wuhan|Marathon}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Cross Country Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Kampala|Senior team}}
{{Medal|Competition|Asian Cross Country Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Manama|Senior race}}
}}
Eunice Chebichii Chumba (born 23 May 1993){{cite web |title=Eunice Chebichii CHUMBA – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/bahrain/eunice-chebichii-chumba-14423913 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2023}} 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
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.{{Cite web |url=https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/CHUMBA-Eunice-3011005/ |title=CHUMBA Eunice |website=Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142250/https://en.asiangames2018.id/athletes/athlete/CHUMBA-Eunice-3011005/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=https://sabuniemmanuel.wordpress.com/2015/04/01/chebichii-turns-to-bahrain/ |title=CHEBICHII TURNS TO BAHRAIN |work=Sabuni's Sports |first=Emmanuel |last=Sabuni |date=1 April 2015 |access-date=27 August 2018}}
She claimed her first athletics senior gold medal in Manama at the 2016 Asian Cross Country Championships.{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/asian-xc-rop-chumba |title=Bahrain dominate as Rop and Chumba take Asian cross country titles |website=IAAF.org |first=Phil |last=Minshull |date=29 February 2016 |access-date=27 August 2018}} Chumba won the 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon with a time of 1:06:11, establishing a new course record among women.{{Cite news |url=https://cphhalf.dk/en/elite-field-women/ |title=Elite field women - Copenhagen Half Marathon |work=Copenhagen Half Marathon |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827110416/https://cphhalf.dk/en/elite-field-women/ |url-status=dead }} She also set a new Beirut Marathon record among women in 2017 with a finish of 2:28:43 to take the gold medal.{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/chumba-beirut-marathon |title=Chumba chasing Beirut Marathon record |website=IAAF.org |first=Paul |last=Gains |date=31 October 2017 |access-date=27 August 2018}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/beirut-marathon-2017-ruto-chumba |title=Ruto and Chumba break race records at Beirut Marathon |website=IAAF.org |first=Paul |last=Gains |date=12 November 2017 |access-date=27 August 2018}}
Chumba claimed her first Asian Games medal, silver in the women's 10,000 m event representing Bahrain at the 2018 Asian Games.{{Cite web |url=http://m.gdnonline.com/details.html?id=388315&title=Asian-Games-Bahrain-denied-marathon-gold |title=Bahrain claims two silver medals in opening day of 2018 Asian Games athletics |website=m.gdnonline.com |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827142239/http://m.gdnonline.com/details.html?id=388315&title=Asian-Games-Bahrain-denied-marathon-gold |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |url=http://www.newsofbahrain.com/bahrain/46445.html |title=Silver double joy for the Kingdom at Asian Games |work=DT News |date=26 August 2018 |access-date=27 August 2018}}
Marathon competition record
- 2014 Marrakech Half Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2015 Karlovy Vary Half Marathon: {{bronze medal}}
- 2015 Cape Town Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2016 Dongying Yellow River Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2016 Copenhagen Half Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2016 Amsterdam Marathon: {{bronze medal}}
- 2017 Rotterdam Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2017 Copenhagen Half Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2017 Lisbon Half Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2017 Beirut Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2018 Beijing Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2018 Abu Dhabi Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2019 Hong Kong Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2019 Liupanshui Summer International Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2019 Military World Games Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2021 Milano City Marathon: {{bronze medal}}
- 2021 Abu Dhabi Marathon: {{silver medal}}
- 2022 Seoul International Marathon: {{bronze medal}}
- 2022 World Military Marathon Championships (Lima): {{gold medal}}
- 2022 Abu Dhabi Marathon: {{gold medal}}
- 2023 Rotterdam Marathon: {{gold medal}}
References
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External links
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{{Footer Asian Games Champions Marathon Women}}
{{Footer Asian Champions women's cross country}}
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Category:Kenyan emigrants to Bahrain
Category:Naturalized citizens of Bahrain
Category:Bahraini female long-distance runners
Category:Bahraini female marathon runners
Category:Bahraini female cross country runners
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Bahrain
Category:Asian Games athletes for Bahrain
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Asian Cross Country Championships winners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Bahrain
Category:Military World Games gold medalists for Bahrain
Category:Military World Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Asian Athletics Championships medalists
Category:Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
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