Reynold Cheruiyot

Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot (born 30 July 2004) is a Kenyan runner who competes in track and field and cross-country.^[1] He holds the current world junior record in the mile run.

Reynold Kipkorir Cheruiyot

Reynold Cheruiyot in 2023
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 19)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500m: 3:30.30(Chorzow, 2023) One Mile: 3:48.06 (Eugene, 2023) (WU20R) 5000m:13:33.05 (Nairobi, 2022)
Medal record World U20 Championships 2022 Cali 1500 m African U20 Championships 2023 Ndola 1500m World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Junior team 2023 Bathurst Junior race

Early and personal life

He hails from Bomet County in Kenya. Both of his parents were athletes, but only raced in Kenya. He is not a relation of Timothy Cheruiyot but he has described him as his role model.^[2] He slowed down to allow Timothy Cheruiyot to overtake him at the finish line of the Kenyan World Championship Trials in July 2023 out of respect for him.^[3]

Career

In August 2022, he won gold at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, in the 1500m race.^[4][5]

In January 2023, he finished second at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia, in the U20 race. In April 2023 he won gold in the 1500m at the African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.^[6] He also finished second at the 5k at the Lille Half Marathon.^[7]

In May 2023, he lowered his personal best for the 1500m to 3:32.02 in Nairobi.^[8] Later that month he ran 1500m in 3:32.01 in Los Angeles.^[9] He lowered it to 3:30.30 at the Diamond League event in Silesia in July 2023.^[10]

Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, he qualified for the final, in which he finished eighth.^[11] In September 2023, he set a new under-20 world record for the mile, running 3:48.06 at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon.^[12] This time improved the previous record of İlham Tanui Özbilen by over a second and was ratified by World Athletics in November 2023.^[13]

On 20 April 2024, he won the 1500 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Kenya in a time of 3:31.96.^[14] In May 2024, he finished third in the 1500 metres at the 2024 Doha Diamond League event.^[15]

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:49.64 (Gap 2022)
• 1500 metres – 3:30.30 (Chorzów 2023)
• Mile run - 3:48.06 (Eugene 2023)
• 2000 metres – 4:48.14 (Brussels 2023)
• 3000 metres – 7:38.83 (Zagreb 2022)
• 5000 metres – 13:33.05 (Nairobi 2022)

Road

• 5K – 13:04 (Lille 2023)
• 10K – 28:46 (Bengaluru 2022)

References

1. "R.Cheruiyot". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
2. Mwenesi, Susan (August 5, 2022). "Reynold Cheruiyot Dedicates Medal to Athletic Parents Who Didn't Make It Big:" This Gold Is for Them"". tuko.co.ke. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. "Kipkorir explains why he slowed down for Cheruiyot to take victory at national trials". the-star.co.ke. 14 July 2023.
4. Vaselyne, John (August 4, 2022). "Reynold Cheruiyot wins the second gold medal for Kenya in Cali". athletics.co.ke. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
5. "Kenyan Duo storm 1500 final". Nation.Africa. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
6. Wafula, Abigael (13 July 2023). "World Championships 1500m title reclamation begins as Abel Kipsang and Reynold Cheruiyot head to Silesia". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
7. Wafula, Abigael (26 May 2023). "Trailblazing Reynold Cheruiyot faces stern test at LA Grand Prix". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
8. Battaglia, Joe (May 13, 2023). "18-Yr-Old Reynold Cheruiyot Runs PB 3:32.02 In Nairobi 1500m". Milesplit.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
9. Gault, Jonathan (May 27, 2023). "Timothy Wins Battle of Cheruiyots in LA". Lets Run. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
10. Matheka, Lynette (18 July 2023). "Budapest23: Reynold Cheruiyot shifts focus on worlds after PB in Silesia". Mozzartsport.coke. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
11. "Men's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
12. Henderson, Jason (September 16, 2023). "Ingebrigtsen out-duels Nuguse at Diamond League final". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
13. "Men's world U20 mile record". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
14. Jiwani, Rory (20 April 2024). "KIP KEINO CLASSIC 2024: KENNY BEDNAREK WINS 100M AS KATZBERG, MORAA, LINDSEY AND NDORI SET WORLD LEADS". Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
15. "Komen stuns former World Champion Cheruiyot to win 1500m in Doha". standard media. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.