Priscah Jepleting Cherono

Quick Facts

Full Name	Priscah Jepleting Cherono
Occupation	Long-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1980(1980-06-27)
Age	44
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Gemini

Priscah Jepleting Cherono Biography

Priscah Jepleting Cherono is one of the most popular and richest Long- Distance Runner who was born on June 27, 1980 in Kenya. Priscah Jepleting Cherryono, nee Ngetich, was born 27 June 1980 in Kamuiywa in Nandi District. She is a Kenyan runner, who specializes in cross-country and the 5000m. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she represented Kenya in the 5000m. She holds the Kenyan record for the distance of two miles.

Cherono was seventh in senior races at the 2008 and 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She shared a team silver with Kenya. In 2008, she won the Juan Muguerza and Italica cross-country meets. Kenyan Olympic Team member, she finished eleventh in the final of the 5000 m. She finished fifth in the 5000 m final at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was unable to compete in 2009 and 2010, as she was preparing for her first child.

Her win-streak continued on to grass at the Cross de la Constitución, where she comfortably beat Frehiwat Goshu, then at the Venta de Baños Cross. Following a fever, she was runner-up to Nazret Weldu at the 2012 Cross Zornotza and she won the 80th Cinque Mulini and Trofeo Alasport races. She missed out on a place in the 10,000 m for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was selected for the 2012 African Championships in Athletics, where she was the silver medallist. She made a fast half marathon debut in September, recording 1:08:35 hours for third at the Lille Half Marathon, but finished outside the top twenty at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

She began to improve her track skills around the same time. She won the silver medal at 2004 African Championships in Athletics. In 2005, she represented Kenya at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She came seventh in her global senior 5k m debut. At the 2005 IAAF World Athletics Final, she was eighth over 3000 meters. Cherono took the bronze medal, her first track medal at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. She was just behind Vivian Cheruiyot. She also won two bronze medals at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final. In that event, she finished second in both the 3000m and 5000m events. With a time of 9:14.09, she set a Kenyan record in the Memorial Van Damme for the two-mile run. However, Meseret defar broke the world record.

Priscah Jepleting Cherono Net Worth

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

At Tamboiya Primary School, she started running. Later, she attended Kapkenda Girls Secondary school. Kenyan junior champion in athletics, she was eighth in the 5000m race at the 1996 World Junior Championships. Rose Kosgei, the winner of the junior silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, won with her the team title and the junior silver medal. After finishing eleventh in junior cross at 1998 World Cross, she improved to sixth in the 5000m at 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

She was a senior and enjoyed her first success in the World Cross Country Championships’ short race. She started her senior career in 2000 with a lowly 78th-place finish. In 2002 she improved and took 18th, 11th, and 12th respectively. The team silver medal was won by the Kenyan women thanks to her fourth place finish at the 2005 edition. At the 2006 World Cross Country Championships she won the individual silver in a short race, helping Kenya to take second place behind Ethiopia. She raced in Italy that year, winning both Cross della Vallagarina (cross) and Giro Media Blenio (cross).

She came third at the 2010 Lotto Cross Cup Brussels. She ended the year at the BOclassic, where she finished in third place. She defeated Priscah Jeptoo at the Discovery Kenya Cross Country in January 2011 and set her sights on making that year’s national team for the world competition. With a third-place finish at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in February, she secured her return to the world event. She was fifth at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, forming part of the winning Kenyan women’s team. She was selected for the Kenyan 10,000 m team for the first time for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and she came fourth in an unprecedented Kenyan sweep of the top four positions. The following month she won the Dam tot Damloop with a world-leading time of 51:57 minutes for the 10-mile distance.

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Priscah Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Priscah Jepleting Cherono celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.