Fancy Cherotich (born 10 August 1990) is a Kenyan 3000 metre steeplechase runner. At the 2009 African Junior Championships, she won medals in the 4 × 400 m, 400 m hurdles, and 1500 m. She was a regular in the 2013 and 2014 Diamond League seasons in the steeplechase.
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 10, 1990[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Southern Rift Valley, Kenya[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
editCherotich's first international medal was at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, where she won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres (and was later promoted to bronze medals in the 400 m hurdles and 4 × 400 m after the doping disqualification of Amaka Ogoegbunam).[1]
After this, Cherotich began to focus primarily on the 3000 metre steeplechase, which she competed in during the 2013 and 2014 Diamond League seasons. Her best placing at a Diamond League meeting was 3rd at the 2013 Monaco Herculis meeting, finishing in a time of 9:36.82.[1]
She ran her personal best time of 9:28.04 at the 2013 Ostrava Golden Spike meet, finishing in 5th place.[1]
Statistics
editPersonal bests
edit| Event | Mark | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:28.04 | Ostrava Golden Spike | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 27 June 2013 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Fancy Cherotich at Tilastopaja (registration required)