Eva Cherono
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nation
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Kenya Kenya
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birthday
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15th August 1996 (age 24)
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place of birth
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Kericho , Kenya
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size
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155 cm
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Weight
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41 kg
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Career
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discipline
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Medium and long distance running
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Medal table
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Cross Country World Championship
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0 ×
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1 ×
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0 ×
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U18 African Championships
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0 ×
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1 ×
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0 ×
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last change: March 30, 2019
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Eva Cherono (born August 15, 1996 in Kericho ) is a Kenyan middle and long distance runner .
Athletic career
Eva Cherono gained her first international experience at the 2013 African Youth Championships in Warri , where she finished fifth in the 800-meter run in 2: 13.47 minutes and won the silver medal over 1500 meters in 4: 28.47 minutes. Two years later she was fourth in the 1,500 meter run at the Junior African Championships in Addis Ababa in 4: 29.43 min . In 2018 she took part in the 5000-meter run at the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast and finished seventh in 15: 36.10 minutes. At the 2019 World Cross Country Championships , the 22-year-old finished eighth in Aarhus in March and came second in the team standings.
Personal bests
- 800 meters: 2: 13.47 min, March 29, 2013 in Warri
- 1500 meters: 4: 15.2 min, February 18, 2015 in Nairobi
- 3000 meters: 8: 41.69 min, June 5, 2018 in Turku
- 5000 meters: 14:40.25 min, July 21, 2019 in London
- 10 km road run: 31:17 min, October 7, 2018 in Utrecht
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