Kenneth Cheruiyot

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Kenneth Cheruiyot (born August 2, 1974) is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long-distance running. He is most famous for winning the Rotterdam Marathon in 2000. He finished second in the event in 2001 and 2002. In 2002 he fell to the ground and broke his arm after 10 kilometers of running, but still managed to finish and even grab silver. [1]

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Biography

At the 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Cheruiyot was third, behind fellow Kenyans Shem Kororia and Moses Tanui. He represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, but failed to finish marathon race.

He won the Monaco Marathon in 1999, making a new race record by running 2:11:26. [2]

He was married to Nancy Lagat, an Olympic gold medalist. [3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
1999 Monaco Marathon Monte Carlo, Monaco 1stMarathon2:11:26
2000 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:08:22
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia Marathon DNF
2001 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 2ndMarathon2:07:18
2002 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, Netherlands 2ndMarathon2:09:43

References

  1. "Kenyans, Japanese dominate Rotterdam Marathon". CBC Sports. April 21, 2002. Retrieved January 15, 2007.
  2. Tuirner, Chris (November 9, 2006). "Monaco Marathon, running strong ten years on – PREVIEW". IAAF . Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  3. "Bungei, Jebet strike gold". The Standard. August 24, 2008.