Personal information | |
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Born | Bomet, Kenya | 20 November 1995
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Country | Kenya |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500 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 |
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.