Timothy Cheruiyot

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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 best1500 m: 3:28.28 (Monaco 2021)
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. 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.

Career[edit]

Early Career: 2014-2016[edit]

World Championship[edit]

Achievements[edit]

International competitions[edit]

Representing  Kenya
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 IAAF World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd Distance medley relay 9:17.20
World Championships Beijing, China 7th 1500 m 3:36.05
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 1500 m 3:39.71
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 2nd 1500 m 3:33.99
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 2nd 1500 m 3:35.17
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 1500 m 3:35.93
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 1st 1500 m 3:29.26
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 1500 m 3:29.01
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 6th 1500 m 3:30.69
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 2nd 1500 m 3:30.21
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 23rd (sf) 1500 m 3:37.40

Diamond League wins and titles[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Nike
2016 Meeting de Rabat Rabat, Morocco 1st 1500m 3:33.61
Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 1st 1500m 3:31.34
2017 BAUHAUS-galan Stockholm, Sweden 1st 1500m 3:30.77
Weltklasse Zürich Zurich, Switzerland 1st 1500m 3:31.34
2018 Diamond League Shanghai Shanghai, China 1st 1500m 3:31.48
Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR, United States 1st One Mile 3:49.87
Golden Gala Rome, Italy 1st 1500m 3:31.22
Meeting de Paris Paris, France 1st 1500m 3:29.71
Herculis Monaco, Monaco 1st 1500m 3:28.41
Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland 1st 1500m 3:30.27
2019 BAUHAUS-galan Stockholm, Sweden 1st 1500m 3:32.47
Prefontaine Classic Eugene, OR, United States 1st One Mile 3:50.49
Athletissima Lausanne, Switzerland 1st 1500m 3:28.77
Herculis Monaco, Monaco 1st 1500m 3:29.97
Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium 1st 1500m 3:30.22
2020 Herculis Monaco, Monaco 1st 1500m 3:28.45
BAUHAUS-galan Stockholm, Sweden 1st 1500m 3:35.79
2021 Doha Diamond League Doha, Qatar 1st 1500m 3:30.48
BAUHAUS-galan Stockholm, Sweden 1st 1500m 3:32.30
Herculis Monaco, Monaco 1st 1500m 3:28.28
Weltklasse Zürich Zurich, Switzerland 1st 1500m 3:31.37

National championships[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Nike
2014 Kenyan Championships Nairobi 7th 800 m 1:47.32
Kenyan Junior Championships 3rd 800 m 1:45.92
2015 Kenyan Championships 2nd 1500 m 3:39.25
Kenyan World Championship Trials 5th 1500 m 3:34.86
2016 Kenyan Championships 2nd 1500 m 3:37.04
Kenyan Olympic Trials Eldoret 4th 1500 m 3:39.30
2017 Kenyan Championships Nairobi 1st 1500 m 3:41.0
Kenyan World Championship Trials 2nd 1500 m 3:31.05
2018 Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trials 1st 1500 m 3:34.84
Kenyan Championships 1st 1500 m 3:34.82
2019 Kenyan Championships 1st 800 m 1:43.11
Kenyan World Championship Trials 1st 1500 m 3:34.91
2021 Kenyan Olympic Trials 4th 1500m 3:34.62
2022 Kenyan Championships 6th 1500m 3:37.81
Kenyan Commonwealth Games / World Championships Trials 2nd 1500m 3:34.59

Personal Bests and World Rankings[edit]

Personal Bests[edit]

Progression[edit]

Year Time Event Location Day
2015 3:34.86 Kenyan World Championship Trials Nairobi, Kenya August 1
2016 3:31.34 Brussels Diamond League Meeting Brussels, Belgium September 9
2017 3:29.10 Monaco Diamond League Meeting Monaco, Monaco July 21
2018 3:28.41 Monaco Diamond League Meeting July 20
2019 3:28.77 Lausanne Diamond League Meeting Lausanne, Switzerland July 5
2020 3:28.45 Monaco Diamond League Meeting Monaco, Monaco August 14
2021 3:28.28 Monaco Diamond League Meeting July 9
2022 3:30.21 2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom August 6

World Rankings[edit]

Year Rank
2016 6th
2017 2nd
2018 1st
2019 1st
2020 N/A
2021 2nd
2022 3rd

References[edit]

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

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