Vivian Cheruiyot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Vivian Cheruiyot

athlete from Kenya

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1983

Place of Birth: Keiyo District, Kenya

Profession: long-distance runner, athletics competitor

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in track and cross country running, olympic champion in 5000 metres event.
She represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 5000 m and bronze medal at the 10000 m at the 2012 Olympics, silver medal at the 10000 m and gold medal at the 5000 m at the 2016 Olympics, setting the new Olympic record in 5000 m event.
Cheruiyot won a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and became the world champion in the event at the 2009 edition, repeating this achievement at the 2011 World Championships, where she doubled up by winning the 10000 m. After taking a silver at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she won a number of outdoor titles that year, becoming African champion, Commonwealth Games champion and IAAF Continental Cup champion, as well as winning the 2010 IAAF Diamond League title. She holds the Kenyan record and Commonwealth record for the 10,000 m with her best time of 29:32.53, which was set at the Rio Olympics in 2016.