Faith Cherotich
Appearance
![]() Faith Cherotich in 2023 | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Kenyan |
Born | Kericho County, Kenya | July 13, 2004
Sport | |
Country | Kenya |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 3000 metres steeplechase |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 3000 m st.: 9:06.14 (Zürich 2022) |
Faith Cherotich (born 13 July 2004)[1] is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. At the age of 17, she won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Athletics Under-20 Championships held in Nairobi. Cherotich upgraded her bronze to gold a year later, winning the title at the World U20 Championships in Cali.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Faith CHEROTICH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ Okeyo, Denis (2021-08-20). "World U-20 Championships: Chepkoech and Cherotich bag gold and bronze respectively in 3000m steeplechase". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Cherotich bags steeplechase gold for Kenya in Cali". KBC. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
- ^ "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Faith Cherotich and Jaydon Hibbert". World Athletics. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Kenyan female steeplechase runners
- World Athletics U20 Championships winners
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs