| Samwel Masai | |
| Birth Name: | Samwel Chebolei Masai |
| Nationality: | Kenyan |
| Sport: | Track and Field |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 2001 |
Samwel Chebolei Masai (born 20 March 2001) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.[1]
In February, 2019 Chebole Masai won the national junior cross country 8 km title at the Eldoret Sports Club.[2] He then competed for Kenya at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark in March, 2019 finishing 8th in the junior category in a time of 24.19 in the individual race and contributing to the team's bronze in the team event.[3] [4]
He ran a new personal best in Hengelo on 8 June 2021 of 13:12.55 over 5000m.[5] On June 19, 2021, he earned a spot on the Kenyan team for the 2020 Summer Games in the 5000m after finishing in the top 3 at the Kenyan Olympic trials in a time of 13:17.40.[6] [7] However, despite being on the start list of athletes he did not start his 5000m heat in Tokyo.[8]
He finished fifth and won team gold with Kenya at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[9]