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Faith CHEROTICH

Faith CHEROTICH - Kenya - Bronxe medal at 2023 World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 27 August 2023

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 13 July 2004
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Kenya
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Kenya
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Faith CHEROTICH - Kenya - Bronxe medal at 2023 World Championships.

Nineteen year old Faith Cherotich clearing the last barrier

and racing to a bronze medal in the women's 3,000m steeplachse.

She came very close to beating the nine minutes for the first time,

but did run a personal best time.


2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest, Hungary.

Final women's 3,000 metres steeplechase.


1st place, gold medalist(s) Winfred Mutile Yavi  Bahrain (BHR) 8:54.29 WL
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beatrice Chepkoech  Kenya (KEN) 8:58.98 SB
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Faith Cherotich  Kenya (KEN) 9:00.69 PB
4 Zerfe Wondemagegn  Ethiopia (ETH) 9:05.51
5 Alice Finot  France (FRA) 9:06.15 NR
6 Maruša Mišmaš-Zrimšek  Slovenia (SLO) 9:06.37 NR
7 Peruth Chemutai  Uganda (UGA) 9:10.26 PB
8 Luiza Gega  Albania (ALB) 9:10.27 SB

At the age of 17, Faith Cherotich won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Athletics

Under-20 Championships held in Nairobi. Cherotich won the gold medal a year later

winning the title at the World U20 Championships in Cali, Columbia.