Vivian Cheruiyot

Vivian Cheruiyot
Cheruiyot at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
Full nameVivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot
Born (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 41)
Keiyo, Rift Valley, Kenya[1]
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight40 kg (88 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
  • 2000 Sydney
  • 5000 m, 14th
  • 2008 Beijing
  • 5000 m, 4th
  • 2012 London
  • 5000 m,  Silver
  • 10,000 m,  Bronze
  • 2016 Rio
  • 5000 m,  Gold
  • 10,000 m,  Silver
World finals
  • 2007 Osaka
  • 5000 m,  Silver
  • 2009 Berlin
  • 5000 m,  Gold
  • 2011 Daegu
  • 5000 m,  Gold
  • 10,000 m,  Gold
  • 2015 Beijing
  • 10,000 m,  Gold
Personal bests

Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983)[2] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning the silver medal in the 5,000 metres and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics as well as gold in the 5,000 m and silver in the 10,000 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the former. Cheruiyot won the silver medal in the 5,000 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and became the world champion in the event at the 2009 edition, repeating this achievement in 2011, when she also won the 10,000 m. She added gold for the latter event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. After taking a silver in the 3,000 metres at the 2010 World Indoor Championships, Cheruiyot won a number of outdoor 5,000 m titles that year, becoming Commonwealth Games, African and Continental Cup champion, as well as winning the Diamond League title.

She is a three-time Diamond League champion, having also won the 2011 and 2012 editions. She is the Kenyan record holder for the 2,000 m and 10,000 m. In 2012, Cheruiyot was voted Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year.

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vivian Cheruiyot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2021.