Fancy Cherono
Fancy Cherono ![]() |
|||||||||||||||||||
nation |
![]() |
||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 2nd August 2001 (age 19) | ||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Kericho , Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||
size | 165 cm | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 45 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
Career | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
discipline | Obstacle course | ||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 9: 23.92 min | ||||||||||||||||||
status | active | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal table | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
last change: June 7, 2019 |
Fancy Cherono (born August 2, 2001 in Kericho ) is a Kenyan obstacle runner .
Athletic career
Fancy Cherono gained her first international experience at the Junior African Championships 2017 in Tlemcen , where she finished fifth in the 3000 meter run in 9: 38.16 minutes . The following year she was sixth at the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast in 9: 46.27 min and won over 2000 m obstacle in 6: 17.68 min at the African Youth Games in Algiers . Then she won the bronze medal at the African Championships in Asaba in 9: 23.92 minutes behind her compatriots Beatrice Chepkoech and Celliphine Chepteek Chespol . In October she won the combination of obstacle course and cross-country running at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires . In 2019 she won the Junior African Championships in Abidjan with a new championship record of 9: 48.56 min. She also qualified for the World Championships in Doha , where she did not reach the final with 9: 32.34 min .
In 2019 Cherono became the Kenyan obstacle course champion.
Personal bests
- 3000 meters: 9: 08.90 min, May 29, 2019 in Maia
- 3000 m obstacle: 9: 23.92 min, August 5, 2018 in Asaba
Web links
- Fancy Cherono in the database of World Athletics (English)
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Cherono, fancy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan obstacle runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 2001 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kericho |