Mirriam Cherop
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 25, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-distance running, Long-distance running, Cross country running | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Mirriam Cherop (born 25 June 1999) is a Kenyan middle-, long-distance and cross country runner. She won a gold medal in the mixed relay at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships.[1]
Career
Cherop was a silver medalist in the 1500 metres at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, running 4:10.73.[2]
Competing at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the mixed relay in Bathurst, Australia, Cherop won the gold medal running alongside Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Kyumbe Munguti and Brenda Chebet.[3][4] In June 2023, she placed second behind Beatrice Chebet over 1500 metres at the Kenyan Athletics Championships.[5] The following month, she placed fourth over that distance at the Kenyan World Championships Trials.[6]
In February 2026, Cherop won the Almond Blossom Cross Country race, a gold race part of the World Athletics Cross Country Tour in Albufeira, Portugal.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Mirriam Cherop". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Report: women's 1500m – IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". World Athletics. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (February 18, 2023). "Kenya win world cross relay gold as Aussies make podium". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ Mballa, Tony (February 26, 2023). "Chebet trains eyes on World record after Bathurst feat". the-star.co.ke. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Trials For World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023". World Athletics. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Kwizera and Cherop dominate in Albufeira". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2026. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.
- ^ "49.º Cross Internacional das Amendoeiras em Flor". World Athletics. 8 Feb 2026. Retrieved 8 Feb 2026.