Samuel Simba Cherop

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Samuel Simba Cherop
Personal information
Born (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event
 Long distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Islamic Solidarity Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Riyadh 10,000m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Riyadh 5000m
African U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Abeokuta 10,000m

Samuel Simba Cherop (born 3 July 2006) is an Ugandan long-distance runner. He won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 African U20 Championships. [1]

Career

From Kapchorwa, [2] Cherop placed fifth overall in the final of the 5000 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, in August 2024. [3]

In May 2025, Cherop won a 5km road race in Laussane, Switzerland, setting a new course record of 13:29 at the age of 18 years-old. [4] In June 2025, Cherop won the gold medal over 10,000 metres at the 2025 African U20 Championships in Nigeria. [5] [6] [7]

Cherop was a double medalist at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games in Riyadh, winning the silver medal over 10,000 metres and the bronze medal over 5000 metres, whilst still a teenager. [8] [2] He placed fourth in the Gold meeting on the World Athletics Cross Country Tour at the C.I.C. Alcobendas-Comunidad de Madrid in Spain, on 30 November 2025. [9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Samuel Simba Cherop". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Samuel Simba Cherop: 18-year-old wins second medal at 6th Islamic Solidarity Games". Kawowo.com. 21 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  4. ↑ Schlosser, Pierre-Alain (3 May 2025). "An 18-year-old breaks the 5km record". 24heures.ch. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  5. ↑ "Team Uganda Shines at African U18 and U20 Athletics Championships with Nine Medals". ugandaradionetwork.net. 21 Jul 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  6. ↑ "RESULTS: AFRICAN U18 AND U20 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". backtrack.co.za. 16 Jul 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  7. ↑ "Uganda shines at African U18/U20 Athletics Championships with nine medals". Uganda Observer. July 21, 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cherop, Chebet Clinch Silver and Bronze at Islamic Solidarity Games". Softpower.ug. 19 Nov 2025. Retrieved 6 Jan 2026.
  9. ↑ "C.I.C. Alcobendas-Comunidad de Madrid". World Athletics. 30 Nov 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Shimket and Kwizera triumph in Alcobendas". World Athletics. 30 Nov 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.


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