Timothy Cheruiyot
Timothy Cheruiyot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 20th November 1995 (age 24) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
size | 182 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | 1500 meter run | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 3: 28.41 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- Timothy Cheruiyot in the database of World Athletics (English)
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SURNAME | Cheruiyot, Timothy |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan middle distance runner |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1995 |