Cheruiyot

Cheruiyot is a surname of the

Kalenjin people The History of the Kalenjin people, Kalenjin is a group of tribes indigenous to East Africa, residing mainly in what was formerly the Rift Valley Province in Kenya and the eastern slopes of Mount Elgon in Uganda. They number 6,358,113 individu ...

of Kenya's Rift valley. Notable people with the surname include: *

Charles Cheruiyot (born 1964) Charles Cheruiyot (born December 2, 1964) is a retired Kenyan long-distance runner. Charles attended Mount St. Mary's University. In his special event, the 5000 metres, he reached the semi-final at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics. At ...

, Kenyan long-distance runner * Charles Cheruiyot (born 1988), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Charles Cheruiyot Keter Charles Cheruiyot Keter (born 22 November 1969) is a Kenyan politician. He has belonged to the United Democratic Alliance Party of Kenya (UDA) since 2022. Career From 1993 to 1994, Keter worked as a systems analyst at Telkom Kenya. He perform ...

, Kenyan politician *

Evans Cheruiyot Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot (born May 10, 1982, in Kapkoi village, Keiyo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He started out as a half marathon runner, taking wins in Rotterdam and Nairobi, and won his debut marathon ...

(born 1982), Kenyan marathon runner, winner of the Chicago Marathon 2008 * Jonas Cheruiyot (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Kenneth Cheruiyot Kenneth Cheruiyot (born August 2, 1974) is an athlete from Kenya who specialises in long-distance running. He is most famous for winning the Rotterdam Marathon in 2000. He finished second in the event in 2001 and 2002. In 2002 he fell to the ground ...

(born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner *

Kipkoech Cheruiyot Kipkoech ("Kip") Cheruiyot ( Charles Kipkoech Cheruiyot; born December 2, 1964) is a retired middle distance runner from Kenya. Biography At the 1982 African Championships, he won the 1500 metres gold medal, leaving the famous Saïd Aouita in ...

(born 1964), Kenyan middle-distance runner, brother of Charles *

Reynold Cheruiyot Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot (born 30 July 2004) is a Kenyan runner who competes in track and field and Cross-country running, cross-country. He previously held the List of junior world records in athletics, world junior record in the mile run. Ea ...

(born 2004), Kenyan middle distance runner, 2022 world under-20 1500m gold medalist *

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot Robert "Mwafrika" Kipkoech Cheruiyot (born 26 September 1978 in Kapsabet, Kenya), sometimes known as Omar Ahmed, is a Kenyan marathon runner and is the former record holder and four-time winner of the Boston Marathon. Early career Cheruiyot t ...

(born 1978), Kenyan marathon runner, four-time winner of the Boston Marathon *

Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (born August 10, 1988) is a Kenyan marathon runner. He is known as a "true marathoner" who rarely races other distances. He finished fifth or better in the first four international marathons he has entered. Biography Ha ...

(born 1988), Kenyan marathon runner, winner of the Boston Marathon 2010 * Robert Kiprotich Cheruiyot (born 1974), Kenyan marathon runner *

Rose Cheruiyot Rose Jelagat Cheruiyot (born 21 July 1976) is a runner from Kenya. She competed in the 5000 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. She is married to Ismael Kirui. The couple completed an unusual double, when they both wo ...

(born 1976), Kenyan runner *

Timothy Cheruiyot Timothy Cheruiyot (born 20 November 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist in the event and the 11th fastest athlete all time over the distance. At the World Athle ...

(born 1995), Kenyan middle-distance runner, 2019 World Championships 1500m gold medalist *

Vivian Cheruiyot Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan Long-distance running, long-distance runner. She represented Kenya at the Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning the silver medal i ...

(born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner, 2016 Olympic 5000m gold medalist * Zakayo Cheruiyot (born 1954), Kenyan politician {{surname, Cheruiyot Kalenjin names