ATHLETE

Sharon Cherop

1984 - Today

Photo of Sharon Cherop

Icon of person Sharon Cherop

Sharon Jemutai Cherop (born 16 March 1984) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She won a bronze medal at the age of sixteen in the 5000 metres at the World Junior Championships. She was the bronze medal winner in the marathon at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won the Boston Marathon in 2012. After her junior medals, it was not until 2010 that she enjoyed senior level success. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Sharon Cherop is the 7,023rd most popular athlete (down from 6,888th in 2024), the 171st most popular biography from Kenya (down from 156th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Sharon Cherop by language

Loading...

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sharon Cherop ranks 7,023 out of 6,025. Before her are Taylor Averill, Mariama Jamanka, Patrick Dwyer, Florentina Iușco, Francisco Cortés Juncosa, and Solomon Mutai. After her are Chen Yang, Filip Mihaljević, Ana Gallay, Regino Hernández, Martin Kirketerp, and Brian McKeever.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Sharon Cherop ranks 1,602. Before her are Kaio de Almeida, Yuichi Yamauchi, Yuki Okubo, Artyom Rebrov, Yuan Shu-chi, and Heiner Mora. After her are Kosuke Kimura, Shintaro Hirai, Lyndsie Fogarty, Maartje Goderie, Ádám Marosi, and Takahiro Yamaguchi.

Others Born in 1984

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Sharon Cherop ranks 171 out of 150. Before her are Johanna Omolo (1989), Reuben Kosgei (1979), Micah Kogo (1986), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), David Powell (null), and Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981). After her are Yasemin Can (1996), Margaret Okayo (1976), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990), Amos Kipruto (1992), Ali Kaya (1994), and Joseph Ebuya (1987).

Others born in Kenya

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Sharon Cherop ranks 130. Before her are Belal Mansoor Ali (1988), Reuben Kosgei (1979), Micah Kogo (1986), Rhonex Kipruto (1999), David Powell (null), and Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981). After her are Yasemin Can (1996), Margaret Okayo (1976), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990), Amos Kipruto (1992), Ali Kaya (1994), and Joseph Ebuya (1987).

Kenyan born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous