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Timothy Cheruiyot

1995 - Today

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Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event and the 11th fastest athlete all time over the distance. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Timothy Cheruiyot is the 6,340th most popular athlete (down from 5,031st in 2024), the 156th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 117th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Timothy Cheruiyot ranks 6,340 out of 6,025. Before him are Tim Harden, Lucia Kimani, Lolo Jones, Thomas Hall, Moses Ndiema Kipsiro, and Kelly Clark. After him are Hu Jia, Alexander Megos, Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg, Elmira Syzdykova, Terrence Agard, and Oleksiy Pryhorov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Timothy Cheruiyot ranks 689. Before him are Zack Steffen, Yui Ohashi, Marco Ilaimaharitra, Stefan Simić, Payam Niazmand, and Hayao Kawabe. After him are Toni Storm, Lexa, Patrick Roest, Niclas Eliasson, Yana Zinkevych, and Zhang Changning.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Timothy Cheruiyot ranks 156 out of 150. Before him are Ferdinand Omanyala (1996), Kaan Kigen Özbilen (null), Richard Limo (1980), Sharon Laws (1974), Halima Aden (1997), and Lucia Kimani (1981). After him are Geoffrey Mutai (1981), Vincent Kipruto (1987), Augustine Kiprono Choge (1987), Moses Mosop (1985), Rebecca Cheptegei (1991), and Belal Mansoor Ali (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Timothy Cheruiyot ranks 117. Before him are Margaret Kipkemboi (1993), Margaret Wambui (1995), Ferdinand Omanyala (1996), Kaan Kigen Özbilen (null), Richard Limo (1980), and Lucia Kimani (1981). After him are Geoffrey Mutai (1981), Vincent Kipruto (1987), Augustine Kiprono Choge (1987), Moses Mosop (1985), Rebecca Cheptegei (1991), and Belal Mansoor Ali (1988).

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