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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Timothy CHERUIYOT

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    20 NOV 1995     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14643526
Timothy Cheruiyot storms to the 1500m title at the IAAF World Championships Doha 2019 (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 1500m 1 1465
Men's Overall Ranking 6 1465

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 1500m 1 for 119 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 4 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:43.11 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 22 AUG 2019 1232
1500 Metres 3:28.41 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2018 1267
One Mile 3:49.64 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017 1205
2000 Metres 5:03.05 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 11 JUN 2020 1103
5000 Metres 13:47.2h Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 06 MAR 2020 1043
Distance Medley Relay 9:17.20 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 03 MAY 2015 1209

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:46.78 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 25 SEP 2020 1120
1500 Metres 3:28.45 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020 1267
2000 Metres 5:03.05 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 11 JUN 2020 1103
5000 Metres 13:47.2h Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 06 MAR 2020 1043

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 1:46.78 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 25 SEP 2020
2019 1:43.11 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 22 AUG 2019
2014 1:45.92 Nairobi (KEN) 25 JUN 2014

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 3:28.45 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020
2019 3:28.77 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2019
2018 3:28.41 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2018
2017 3:29.10 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 21 JUL 2017
2016 3:31.34 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 09 SEP 2016
2015 3:34.86 Nairobi (KEN) 01 AUG 2015

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2019 3:50.49 Cobb Track and Angell Field - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019
2018 3:49.87 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2018
2017 3:49.64 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017
2016 3:53.17 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 22 JUL 2016
2015 3:55.80 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 30 MAY 2015

Outdoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 5:03.05 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 11 JUN 2020

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2020 13:47.2h Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi (KEN) 06 MAR 2020

Outdoor

Distance Medley Relay

Performance Place Date
2015 9:17.20 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 03 MAY 2015

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 3:29.26 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 OCT 2019
2. 1500 Metres 3:33.99 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 13 AUG 2017
7. 1500 Metres 3:36.05 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 30 AUG 2015

Honours - IAAF World Relays

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. Distance Medley Relay 9:17.20 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 03 MAY 2015

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 3:39.71 Durban (RSA) 26 JUN 2016

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 3:30.22 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2019
1. 1500 Metres 3:30.27 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 30 AUG 2018
1. 1500 Metres 3:33.93 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 24 AUG 2017
1. 1500 Metres 3:30.25 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 23 AUG 2020
1. 1500 Metres 3:28.45 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020
1. 1500 Metres 3:29.97 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 12 JUL 2019
1. 1500 Metres 3:28.77 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2019
1. One Mile 3:50.49 Cobb Track and Angell Field - Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019
1. 1500 Metres 3:35.79 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 30 MAY 2019
1. 1500 Metres 3:28.41 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2018
1. 1500 Metres 3:29.71 Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) 30 JUN 2018
1. 1500 Metres 3:31.22 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2018
1. One Mile 3:49.87 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 26 MAY 2018
1. 1500 Metres 3:31.48 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 12 MAY 2018
1. 1500 Metres 3:30.77 Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 18 JUN 2017
1. 1500 Metres 3:31.34 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 09 SEP 2016
1. 1500 Metres 3:33.61 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 22 MAY 2016

Honours - Commonwealth Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 3:35.17 Gold Coast (AUS) 14 APR 2018

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 800 Metres 1:43.11 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 22 AUG 2019
1. 1500 Metres 3:34.82 Nairobi (KEN) 23 JUN 2018
1. 1500 Metres 3:41.0h Nairobi (KEN) 10 JUN 2017
Results in:

800 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
25 SEP 2020 Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha QATQAT GW F 8. 1:46.78

1500 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
14 AUG 2020 Herculis, Stade Louis II, Monaco MONMON GW F 1. 3:28.45
23 AUG 2020 BAUHAUS-Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm SWESWE GW F 1. 3:30.25
03 OCT 2020 Kip Keino Classic, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN A F 1. 3:34.31

2000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
11 JUN 2020 Impossible Games, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi KENKEN GW F 4. 5:03.05

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
05 MAR 2020 AK Meeting, Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi KENKEN F H2 4. 13:53.7h
06 MAR 2020 AK Meeting, Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Nairobi KENKEN F F 9. 13:47.2h

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