Nancy Cherop
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| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Middle distance, Cross country | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:05.88 (Ndola, 2023) 1500m: 4:09.90 (Nairobi, 2023) 3000m: 8:52.86 (Nairobi, 2022) 5000m: 16:12.78 (Nairobi, 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nancy Cherop (born 6 April 2006) is Kenyan middle distance and cross country runner.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ten daughter of Geoffrey Kiprotich and niece of James Kwalia, Cherop attended Chelebei Secondary School in Mount Elgon.[2]
Career
[edit]In 2022, she won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia over 3000 metres in a time of 9:05.85.[3]
Cherop was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships however was unable to travel to Australia due to a VISA issue.[4] She won gold medals at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia in April 2023, winning over 800 metres, and 1500 metres.[5] She set a new 1500 personal best finishing sixth at the senior Kenyan national championships in Nairobi in June 2023, running 4:09.90.[6] In August 2023, she was the winner of golds in both the 1500m and 3000m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, setting a new games record over 1500m of 4:12.38.[7][8]
She was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Serbia.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nancy Cherop". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Teenager who won three gold medals leads Team Kenya back home". Nation.Africa. May 4, 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (2 August 2022). "CALI22: Chelangat Claims First Gold For Kenya In Women's 3000m". Athletics.Africa. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Cross country: Junior ladies vow to silence rivals Ethiopia". Nation.Africa. March 27, 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Gitahi, Sammy (22 July 2023). "Kenya's athletics team sets sights on next month's Commonwealth Youth Games". Mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Kenyan Championships Women's 1500 metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Sabuni, Emmanuel (9 August 2023). "Cherop, Kipkirui lead a Kenyan 1-2 finish in 1,500m in Trinidad". The-Star.co.ke. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Rutto, Stephen. "Hail Kenya's golden girls". Standard Media. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Katami, Michelle (27 March 2024). "WXC Belgrade 24 U20 women's preview: Ethiopia set for double title defence". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
