Evans Cheruiyot

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Evans Kiprop Cheruiyot
Milan in 2007. He won the Chicago Marathon
in 2008, running a personal best of 2:06:25 hours.

Cheruiyot has also represented Kenya internationally and was the bronze medallist at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships.

Background

A

Standard Chartered Nairobi race with a time of 1:04:24. After competing in several cross-country competitions in France, he won his second half marathon race, the Humarathon, in April 2005. He ran in several other races in 2005 until he got stranded in France along with 14 teammates without money, food and shelter in December until the Kenyan embassy rescued them.[1]

In 2006, he ran a sub one-hour half marathon in a second-place finish at the

Running Times.[3] His 2006 half marathon time ranked him in the top ten of all time.[4]

At the

Milan Marathon in December.[6] He had previously beaten elite fields and runners such as namesake Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot.[7][8] In his second outing over the full distance, he won the Chicago Marathon held on October 12, 2008, with a time of 2:06:25.[6][9]

His 2009 season was less successful – he was eighth at the

David Barmasai with a time of 2:08:17.[11]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2007
Milan Marathon
Milan, Italy
 1st Marathon 2:09:16
2008 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st Marathon 2:06:25

References

  1. ^
    International Association of Athletics Federations. Archived from the original
    on February 27, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  2. Newsbank
    . April 3, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  3. Newsbank
    . August 4, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  4. Newsbank
    . Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  5. ^ IAAF, October 14, 2007: Tadese successfully defends in Udine – Men's Race Report
  6. ^ a b "Kenya's Cheruiyot captures Chicago Marathon in his race debut". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. October 12, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  7. ^ Macharia, David (January 27, 2007). "Evans Cheruiyot proves more than a match for Robert Cheruiyot in Eldoret". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  8. Newsbank
    . February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  9. ^ "Chicago Marathon 2008". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 2008. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
  10. ^ Cheruiyot Evans. Marathon Info. Retrieved on January 21, 2011.
  11. ^ Butcher, Pat (January 21, 2011). Barmasai and Mergia fight headwind to take Dubai Marathon wins. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-21.

External links

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