Timothy Cheruiyot

Timothy Cheruiyot
Timothy Cheruiyot 2018
nation	Kenya
birthday	20th November 1995 (age 24)
place of birth	Kenya
size	182 cm
Weight	65 kg
Career
discipline	1500 meter run
Best performance	3: 28.41 min
status	active
Medal table
World championships 1 × 1 × 0 × Commonwealth Games 0 × 1 × 0 × African Championships 0 × 2 × 0 ×
World championships gold Doha 2019 1500 m silver London 2017 1500 m  Commonwealth Games silver Gold Coast 2018 800 m  African Championships silver Durban 2016 1500 m silver Asaba 2018 1500 m
last change: October 7, 2019

Timothy Cheruiyot (born November 20, 1995 ) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1,500 meter run .

Athletic career

Timothy Cheruiyot gained his first experience in international championships at the World Relays 2015 in the Bahamas , where he won the silver medal behind the team from the United States in 9: 17.20 minutes with the Kenyan distance relay. Over 1500 meters he qualified for the World Championships in Beijing , where he finished seventh in the final in 3: 36.05 minutes. The following year he won the silver medal behind the Moroccan Fouad Elkaam at the African Championships in Durban .

In 2017 he again took part in the World Championships in London , where he won the silver medal behind his compatriot Elijah Motonei Manangoi with a time of 3: 33.99 min in the final . In 2018 he took part in the Commonwealth Games in the Australian Gold Coast , where he again won the silver medal behind Manangoi in 3: 35.17 minutes. In the same year he also finished second at the African Championships in Asaba behind Manangoi in 3: 35.93 minutes.

In 2017 and 2018 Cheruiyot was Kenyan champion in the 1500 meter run, in 2019 he won the 800 meters. In 2017 he won the IAAF Diamond Race . In 2019 he lived up to his role as a favorite at the World Championships in Doha and won the world title on October 6th.

Personal bests

• 800 meters: 1: 43.11 min, August 22, 2019 in Nairobi
• 1500 meters: 3: 28.41 min, July 20, 2018 in Monaco
• Mile: 3: 49.64 min, May 27, 2017 in Eugene

Web links

Commons : Timothy Cheruiyot  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Timothy Cheruiyot in the database of World Athletics (English)