Timothy Cheruiyot

Timothy Cheruiyot
Cheruiyot at the Paris Diamond League in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-11-20) 20 November 1995 (age 28)
Bomet, Kenya
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m: 1:43.11 (Nairobi 2019)
1500 m: 3:28.28 (Monaco 2021)
Mile: 3:49.64 (Eugene 2017)
2000 m: 5:03.05 (Nairobi 2020)
3000 m: 7:36.72 (Doha 2023)
5000 m: 13:47.2 (Nairobi 2020)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 1500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London 1500 m
Diamond League
First place 2017 1500 m
First place 2018 1500 m
First place 2019 1500 m
First place 2021 1500 m
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham 1500 m
African Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nigeria 1500 m

Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995)[2] is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event and the 8th fastest athlete all time over the distance. At the World Athletics Championships, Cheruiyot won the silver medal in 2017 in London, and a gold in 2019 in Doha.

He took the silver medal in his specialty event at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, and is also a two-time African Championship silver medallist from 2016 and 2018. Cheruiyot won the 1500 m Diamond League title on four occasions: in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021.

  1. ^ "Timothy Cheruiyot". eurosport.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Timothy Cheruiyot". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.