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Vivian Cheruiyot

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Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning the silver medal in the 5,000 metres and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics as well as gold in the 5,000 m and silver in the 10,000 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the former. Cheruiyot won the silver medal in the 5,000 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and became the world champion in the event at the 2009 edition, repeating this achievement in 2011, when she also won the 10,000 m. She added gold for the latter event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Vivian Cheruiyot is the 3,154th most popular athlete (down from 3,002nd in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 69th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 3,154 out of 6,025Before her are Carmelita Jeter, Richmond Landon, Walter Davis, Nikolay Antonov, Reese Hoffa, and Diane Foster. After her are Luis Álvarez, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Ramona Portwich, Ali Eid, Nikolay Pimenov, and Viorica Susanu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 449Before her are Matheus Leite Nascimento, Heidi Range, Zé Castro, Miguel Cabrera, Khetag Gazyumov, and Emma Johansson. After her are Alex Bogomolov Jr., Donald Cerrone, Édouard Roger-Vasselin, Christian Chávez, Carlos Diogo, and Brody Jenner.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 73 out of 150Before her are Winfred Yavi (1999), Peter Rono (1967), Abel Kirui (1982), Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Moses Tanui (1965), and Beatrice Chebet (2000). After her are Michael Olunga (1994), Tegla Loroupe (1973), Paul Chelimo (1990), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986), and Grace Ogot (1930).

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Vivian Cheruiyot ranks 49Before her are Winfred Yavi (1999), Peter Rono (1967), Abel Kirui (1982), Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Moses Tanui (1965), and Beatrice Chebet (2000). After her are Tegla Loroupe (1973), Paul Chelimo (1990), Saif Saaeed Shaheen (1982), Milcah Chemos Cheywa (1986), Agnes Tirop (1995), and Matthew Birir (1972).