2011 champion Vivian Cheruiyot glances behind her to see where Gelete Burka is
as the pair prepare to enter the finishing straight, for their sprint to the finish line.
Vivian won that duel, but Molly Huddle lost hers, having to concede the bronze medal
to fellow American Emily Infield.
1.
|
Vivian |
CHERUIYOT |
KEN |
31:41.31
|
|
2.
|
Gelete |
BURKA |
ETH |
31:41.77 |
|
| 3. |
Emily |
INFIELD |
USA |
31:43.39 |
|
| 4. |
Molly |
HUDDLE |
USA |
31:43.58 |
|
| 5. |
Sally |
KIPYEGO |
KEN |
31:44.42 |
SB |
| 6. |
Shalane |
FLANAGAN |
USE |
31.46.23 |
|
| 7. |
Alemitu |
HEROYE |
ETH |
31:49.73 |
|
| 8. |
Betsy |
SAINA |
KEN |
31:51.35
|
SB |
The following year at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games Vivian finally won her
first Olympic Gold medal winning, the women's 5,000 metres final.
She had, of course, already won four gold medals at three World Championships
including the one above.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Women's 5,000 metres final. 19th. August 2016
| 1. |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
Kenya |
14:26.17 |
| 2. |
Hellen Onsando Obiri |
Kenya |
14:29.77 |
| 3. |
Almaz Ayana |
Ethiopia |
14:33.59 |
| 4. |
Mercy Cherono |
Kenya |
14:42.89 |
| 5. |
Senbere Teferi |
Ethiopia |
14:43.75 |
| 6. |
Yasemin Can |
Turkey |
14:56.96 |
| 7. |
Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal |
Norway |
14:57.53 |
| 8. |
Susan Kuijken |
Netherlands |
15:00.69 |
Seven days before the 5,000 metres Viivian won the silver medal in an amazing 10,000m final.
and set a new Kenyan 5,000m record.
2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Final Women's 10,000 metres.
| 1. |
Almaz Ayana |
Ethiopia |
29:17.45 |
World record
|
| 2. |
Vivian Cheruiyot |
Kenya |
29:32.53 |
NR |
| 3. |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
Ethiopia |
29:42.56 |
PB |
| 4. |
Alice Aprot Nawowuna |
Kenya |
29:53.51 |
PB |
| 5. |
Betsy Saina |
Kenya |
30:07.78 |
PB |
| 6. |
Molly Huddle |
United States |
30:13.17 |
NR |
| 7. |
Yasemin Can |
Turkey
|
30:26.41
|
PB |
| 8. |
Gelete Burka |
Ethiopia |
30:26.66 |
PB |
Thirty five women finished the race and set one World Record, one age World Record*,
eight National records and established eighteen personal best times !
SOME RACE.
*Jo Pavey (GBR) World W40 age record. (31:33.44 age 42) 15th place in Rio.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES:
1500 Metres 4:06.6 Nairobi 18 MAY 2012
2000 Metres 5:31.52 Eugene, OR 07 JUN 2009
3000 Metres 8:28.66 Stuttgart 23 SEP 2007
5000 Metres 14:20.87 Stockholm 29 JUL 2011
10,000 Metres 29:32.53 Rio de Janeiro 12 AUG 2016
10 Kilometres 30:47 San Juan, PUR 26 FEB 2012
15 Kilometres 47:51 Portsmouth, GBR 25 OCT 2015
20 Kilometres 1:06:25 Lisboa 19 MAR 2017
Half Marathon 1:09:44 Lisboa 19 MAR 2017
30 Kilometres 1:38:50 London 23 APR 2017
Marathon 2:23:50 London 23 APR 2017 (provisional)