Mercy Cherono

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mercy Cherono
Occupation	Long-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1991(1991-05-07)
Age	33
Birthplace	Kericho
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Taurus

Mercy Cherono Biography

Mercy Cherono is one of the most popular and richest Long-Distance Runner who was born on May 7, 1991 in Kericho, Kenya. Mercy Cherono Koech, a Kenyan long distance runner, was born 7 May 1991 in Kericho. At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, she was the silver medalist in 5000m.

In late 2009, she won a Kericho junior cross-country race. However, she failed to make it to the top three at 2010 Kenyan Trials. She was able to secure a spot on the 2010 World Cross Country Championships team with her fourth place finish. Cherono rose above the challenge at the World Championships held in Bydgoszcz (the same place where she won the 2008 World Junior title). For much of the race, she led alongside her Kenyan teammates and won by seven seconds. This resulted in a Kenyan team victory of 1-2-3-4. She didn’t need to push herself too hard despite the large margin of victory. Later, she said that “In the second lap I had a lot left.” In May, she made her debut on the IAAF Diamond League circuit. She ran a personal record of 14:47.13 to finish seventh in the 5000m at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. Cherono was the first woman to win the 3000m junior title at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She defeated Emebet Ateneh to become first gold medallist in the event. Genzebe Dibaba finished second, and she also won a Silver Medal in the 5000m.

Cherono came thirteenth in the national senior cross country race in February

2011. Although she missed out on a place for the world team, she headed to the newly created 2011 African Cross Country Championships and won the gold in a medal sweep alongside Viola Kibiwot and Doris Changeywo. Her cross country season ended with a top three finish at the Trofeo Alasport. On the 2011 Diamond League circuit she placed in the top three of the 5000 m at the Prefontaine Classic and the Meeting Areva. She was chosen for the Kenyan senior track team for the first time and came fifth over 5000 m at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.

She began 2012 win with a sizeable win at the Campaccio cross country. She missed her chance to run at the 2012 Summer Olympics but was dominant on the track circuit that year: she won the Herculis, Athletissima and British Grand Prix 2012 IAAF Diamond League meets and was runner-up at the London Grand Prix, Weltklasse Zurich and Memorial van Damme. A 3000 m personal best of 8:38.51 minutes came at the Herculis meet. After the track season she won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños and the Cross de Itálica.

Cherono was the Most Promising Sportwoman of the year at the 2009 Kenyan Personality of The Year Awards. She repeated the feat the following year.

Mercy Cherono Net Worth

Mercy Cherono is one of the richest Long-Distance Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mercy Cherono 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Cherono was 23rd in her junior race at the 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Mombasa. At the 2007 World Youth Championships, she was able to reach her first international podium. She ran a championship record 8:53.94 in the junior race and won the gold medal for the 3000m. She enjoyed a successful cross country season, winning the 6 km junior race in three of the Athletics Kenya meetings. In 2007 and 2008, she won back-to-back in the Tuskys Wareng Cross Country junior race.

She was not selected for the 2008 World Cross Country Championships. Instead, she focused on track running. She won the junior title in her 3000 m youth race, beating Bizunesh Ugesa in 8:58.07, to win the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. The gold medal was then awarded to her at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. Her run was largely uncontested and set a Games record.

Her place on the Kenyan world cross country team looked uncertain in 2009 as head coach Julius Kirwa dismissed her chances, saying she had run too many races that season. Cherono replied by taking the lead immediately at the Kenyan Trials and winning the junior race by a margin of thirteen seconds. At the 2009 World Cross Country Championships in Amman, Cherono engaged in a race-long duel with Genzebe Dibaba in the junior race. Cherono took the lead in the final stages but a difficult stretch with a 40-metre climb enabled Dibaba to overtake her and Cherono ended up with the silver medal. At the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, Cherono eased to the 3000 m title by some 13 seconds but found herself beaten again by Genzebe Dibaba in 5000 m race, finishing with the silver medal. She competed on the senior track circuit that year and was third at the Rieti IAAF Grand Prix, recording a personal best of 8:44.67 for the 3000 m. She took third for a second time at the Memorial van Damme in September, recording personal bests in the 1500 metres and 2000 metres and beaten only by reigning world champions Gelete Burka and Vivian Cheruiyot.

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Mercy Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Mercy Cherono celebrates birthday on May 7 of every year.