Gladys Cherono Kiprono
- January 10, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
Gladys Cherono Kiprono Biography
| Name | Gladys Cherono Kiprono |
| Birthday | May 12 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Kericho |
| Home Town | Kericho |
| Birth Country | Kenya |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
Gladys Cherono Kiprono is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on May 12, 1983 in Kericho, Kericho, Kenya.
She started running in Spanish road races in 2004. She set a personal best of 71:19 minutes to win the 2005 Media Maratón Santa Pola and also won at the Granollers Half Marathon. She continued to compete at low level races and was runner-up at the 2007 Reims Half Marathon. She won that race the following year and improved her best at the Porto Half Marathon, running 70:43 minutes for third. She bettered that time at the 2009 Valladolid Half Marathon, taking the title with a run of 69:26 minutes, and was runner-up at the Porto race. She made few competitive appearances over the following 18 months, but won the Zhuhai Half Marathon on her Asian debut in December 2011.
Cherono broke into the elite ranks in 2012. She was third at both the RAK Half Marathon and the Prague Half Marathon, recording a best of 68:18 minutes at the latter race. She also progressed on the track, taking the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres titles at the Kenya Defence Forces Championships. She was chosen to run these events at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics and, in the absence of higher profile athletes, she became the first woman to win both distance races at the championships. Her run of 15:40.04 minutes for the 5000 m gold medal was a championship record. She was not chosen to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics and instead went on to win at the Bogotá Half Marathon and Tilburg 10K.
Gladys Cherono Kiprono Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Gladys Cherono Kiprono is one of the richest Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gladys Cherono Kiprono 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gladys Cherono Kiprono (born 12 May 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events. She became the first woman to win both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the African Championships in 2012. She is a three-time winner of the Berlin Marathon and in the top 10 list of fastest women of all time in both half marathon and marathon distances.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 101 lbs |
Gladys Cherono Kiprono height 5 ft 4 in Declan weight 101 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
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Facts & Trivia
Declan Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Gladys Cherono Kiprono celebrates birthday on May 12 of every year.