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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Peter Cheruiyot KIRUI

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    02 JAN 1988     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14329187
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Bronze
Peter Kirui winning the New York City Half Marathon (Courtesy of NYRR)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's Marathon 776 1058
Men's Overall Ranking 4024 1061
Men's Road Running 302 1061

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 524 for 3 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 1473 for 1 week
Men's Road Running 98 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:44.20 Alcalá de Henáres (ESP) 13 JUL 2008 1051
3000 Metres 7:45.79 Zaragoza (ESP) 18 JUL 2009 1141
5000 Metres 13:15.90 Barcelona (ESP) 25 JUL 2009 1152
10,000 Metres 27:25.63 DS, Daegu (KOR) 28 AUG 2011 1185
10 Kilometres 28:09 La Coruña (ESP) 11 OCT 2009 1127
10 Kilometres 27:37 * Atlanta, GA (USA) 04 JUL 2012 1145
12 Kilometres 34:15 San Francisco, CA (USA) 16 MAY 2010 0
15 Kilometres 42:48 Utica, NY (USA) 11 JUL 2010 1143
10 Miles Road 45:31 * Amsterdam (NED) 22 SEP 2013 1163
20 Kilometres 1:00:58 Marrakesh (MAR) 29 SEP 2019 1012
Half Marathon 59:22 Praha (CZE) 05 APR 2014 1219
Marathon 2:06:31 Frankfurt (GER) 30 OCT 2011 1225

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
20 Kilometres 1:00:58 Marrakesh (MAR) 29 SEP 2019 1012
Half Marathon 1:01:57 Warszawa (POL) 31 MAR 2019 1112
Marathon 2:20:19 Firenze (ITA) 24 NOV 2019 984

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2008 3:44.20 Alcalá de Henáres (ESP) 13 JUL 2008

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009 7:45.79 Zaragoza (ESP) 18 JUL 2009

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 14:01.3h Nairobi (KEN) 16 MAY 2017
2016 13:52.6h Nairobi (KEN) 22 APR 2016
2013 13:45.0h Nairobi (KEN) 14 MAY 2013
2010 13:38.01 Nairobi (KEN) 26 JUN 2010
2009 13:15.90 Barcelona (ESP) 25 JUL 2009
2008 13:45.75 Barcelona (ESP) 01 JUN 2008

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 28:03.7h Nairobi (KEN) 10 JUN 2017
2014 27:58.24 Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 01 AUG 2014
2013 29:15.0h Nairobi (KEN) 14 MAY 2013
2011 27:25.63 DS, Daegu (KOR) 28 AUG 2011
2009 29:04.2h Nakuru (KEN) 03 APR 2009

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2011 29:10 Tao Baja (PUR) 29 MAY 2011
2010 28:12 San Juan (PUR) 28 FEB 2010
2009 28:09 La Coruña (ESP) 11 OCT 2009
2008 28:18 Barcelona (ESP) 06 APR 2008

Outdoor

12 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 34:15 San Francisco, CA (USA) 16 MAY 2010

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2012 43:33 Utica, NY (USA) 08 JUL 2012
2010 42:48 Utica, NY (USA) 11 JUL 2010
2008 43:50 Porto (POR) 22 JUN 2008

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 1:00:58 Marrakesh (MAR) 29 SEP 2019

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:01:57 Warszawa (POL) 31 MAR 2019
2018 1:04:03 Göteborg (SWE) 19 MAY 2018
2017 1:00:30 Klagenfurt (AUT) 20 AUG 2017
2016 59:50 Praha (CZE) 02 APR 2016
2015 1:01:17 Praha (CZE) 28 MAR 2015
2014 59:22 Praha (CZE) 05 APR 2014
2013 1:04:48 Bogotá (COL) 28 JUL 2013
2012 1:02:26 Bogotá (COL) 29 JUL 2012
2011 59:40 Den Haag (NED) 13 MAR 2011
2010 1:00:17 Berlin (GER) 28 MAR 2010
2009 1:02:26 Baringo (KEN) 20 DEC 2009

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 2:20:19 Firenze (ITA) 24 NOV 2019
2018 2:21:22 Seoul (KOR) 18 MAR 2018
2017 2:15:46 Dongying (CHN) 07 MAY 2017
2016 2:08:12 Valencia (ESP) 20 NOV 2016
2015 2:10:23 Ottawa (CAN) 24 MAY 2015
2014 2:14:51 New York, NY (USA) 02 NOV 2014
2013 2:11:23 New York, NY (USA) 03 NOV 2013
2012 2:09:15 Amsterdam (NED) 21 OCT 2012
2011 2:06:31 Frankfurt (GER) 30 OCT 2011

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 10,000 Metres 27:25.63 DS, Daegu (KOR) 28 AUG 2011

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 10,000 Metres 28:34.48 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 10 AUG 2014

Honours - Commonwealth Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 10,000 Metres 27:58.24 Hampden Park, Glasgow (GBR) 01 AUG 2014

Honours - National Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 10,000 Metres 27:32.1h Nairobi (KEN) 16 JUL 2011
Results in:

20 Kilometres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
29 SEP 2019 20km International de Marrakech, Marrakesh MARMAR C F 6. 1:00:58

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
31 MAR 2019 PZU Warsaw Half Marathon, Warszawa POLPOL B F 2. 1:01:57
21 APR 2019 Half Marathon, Shanghai CHNCHN E F 7. 1:04:27

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
24 NOV 2019 Asics Firenze Marathon, Firenze ITAITA B F 7. 2:20:19

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