Faith Cherotich

Kenyan steeplechase runner

Faith Cherotich

Faith Cherotich in 2023

Personal information

Nationality

Kenyan

Born

(2004-07-13) July 13, 2004 (age 19)

Sport

Country

Kenya

Sport

Athletics

Event

3000 metres steeplechase

Achievements and titles

Personal best

3000 m st.: 9:06.14 (Zürich 2022)

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing Kenya
World Championships
	2023 Budapest	3000 m st.
World U20 Championships
	2022 Cali	3000 m st.
	2021 Nairobi	3000 m st.
World Cross Country Championships
	2023 Bathurst	Junior team

Faith Cherotich (born 13 July 2004)^[1] is a Kenyan athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. At the age of 17, she won the bronze medal at the 2021 World Athletics Under-20 Championships held in Nairobi. Cherotich upgraded her bronze to gold a year later, winning the title at the World U20 Championships in Cali.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Faith CHEROTICH – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
^ Okeyo, Denis (2021-08-20). "World U-20 Championships: Chepkoech and Cherotich bag gold and bronze respectively in 3000m steeplechase". The Standard. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
^ "Cherotich bags steeplechase gold for Kenya in Cali". KBC. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
^ "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Faith Cherotich and Jaydon Hibbert". World Athletics. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.