Kenyan middle-distance runner
Cheruiyot at the Paris Diamond League in 2018
Born (1995-11-20 ) 20 November 1995 (age 28) Bomet , KenyaHeight 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 65 kg (143 lb)[1] Country Kenya Sport Athletics Event 1500 metres Personal best 1500 m: 3:28.28 (Monaco 2021)
Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995)[2] is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres . He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event. 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 . Cheruiyot won the 1500 m Diamond League title on four occasions: in 2017 , 2018 , 2019 , and 2021 .
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Career
Early Career: 2014-2016
World Championship
Achievements
International competitions
Representing Kenya
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
2015
IAAF World Relays
Nassau , Bahamas
2nd
Distance medley relay
9:17.20
World Championships
Beijing , China
7th
1500 m
3:36.05
2016
African Championships
Durban , South Africa
2nd
1500 m
3:39.71
2017
World Championships
London , United Kingdom
2nd
1500 m
3:33.99
2018
Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast , Australia
2nd
1500 m
3:35.17
African Championships
Asaba , Nigeria
2nd
1500 m
3:35.93
2019
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
1st
1500 m
3:29.26
2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
2nd
1500 m
3:29.01
2022
World Championships
Eugene , United States
6th
1500 m
3:30.69
Commonwealth Games
Birmingham , United Kingdom
2nd
1500 m
3:30.21
2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
23rd (sf)
1500 m
3:37.40
Diamond League wins and titles
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Nike
2016
Meeting de Rabat
Rabat , Morocco
1st
1500m
3:33.61
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
1st
1500m
3:31.34
2017
BAUHAUS-galan
Stockholm , Sweden
1st
1500m
3:30.77
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
1st
1500m
3:31.34
2018
Diamond League Shanghai
Shanghai , China
1st
1500m
3:31.48
Prefontaine Classic
Eugene , United States
1st
One Mile
3:49.87
Golden Gala
Rome , Italy
1st
1500m
3:31.22
Meeting de Paris
Paris , France
1st
1500m
3:29.71
Herculis
Monaco , Monaco
1st
1500m
3:28.41
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
1st
1500m
3:30.27
2019
BAUHAUS-galan
Stockholm , Sweden
1st
1500m
3:32.47
Prefontaine Classic
Eugene , United States
1st
One Mile
3:50.49
Athletissima
Lausanne , Switzerland
1st
1500m
3:28.77
Herculis
Monaco , Monaco
1st
1500m
3:29.97
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
1st
1500m
3:30.22
2020
Herculis
Monaco , Monaco
1st
1500m
3:28.45
BAUHAUS-galan
Stockholm , Sweden
1st
1500m
3:35.79
2021
Doha Diamond League
Doha , Qatar
1st
1500m
3:30.48
BAUHAUS-galan
Stockholm , Sweden
1st
1500m
3:32.30
Herculis
Monaco , Monaco
1st
1500m
3:28.28
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
1st
1500m
3:31.37
National championships
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Event
Notes
Representing Nike
2014
Kenyan Championships
Nairobi
7th
800 m
1:47.32
Kenyan Junior Championships
3rd
800 m
1:45.92
2015
Kenyan Championships
2nd
1500 m
3:39.25
Kenyan World Championship Trials
5th
1500 m
3:34.86
2016
Kenyan Championships
2nd
1500 m
3:37.04
Kenyan Olympic Trials
Eldoret
4th
1500 m
3:39.30
2017
Kenyan Championships
Nairobi
1st
1500 m
3:41.0
Kenyan World Championship Trials
2nd
1500 m
3:31.05
2018
Kenyan Commonwealth Games Trials
1st
1500 m
3:34.84
Kenyan Championships
1st
1500 m
3:34.82
2019
Kenyan Championships
1st
800 m
1:43.11
Kenyan World Championship Trials
1st
1500 m
3:34.91
2021
Kenyan Olympic Trials
4th
1500m
3:34.62
2022
Kenyan Championships
6th
1500m
3:37.81
Kenyan Commonwealth Games / World Championships Trials
2nd
1500m
3:34.59
Personal bests and World Rankings
Personal bests
Progression
Year
Time
Event
Location
Day
2015
3:34.86
Kenyan World Championship Trials
Nairobi , Kenya
August 1
2016
3:31.34
Brussels Diamond League Meeting
Brussels , Belgium
September 9
2017
3:29.10
Monaco Diamond League Meeting
Monaco , Monaco
July 21
2018
3:28.41
Monaco Diamond League Meeting
July 20
2019
3:28.77
Lausanne Diamond League Meeting
Lausanne , Switzerland
July 5
2020
3:28.45
Monaco Diamond League Meeting
Monaco , Monaco
August 14
2021
3:28.28
Monaco Diamond League Meeting
July 9
2022
3:30.21
2022 Commonwealth Games
Birmingham , United Kingdom
August 6
World Rankings
Year
Rank
2016
6th
2017
2nd
2018
1st
2019
1st
2020
N/A
2021
2nd
2022
3rd
References
External links
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