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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Sharon Jemutai CHEROP

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Kenya Kenya
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    16 MAR 1984     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14288956
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Silver
Sharon Cherop (Getty Images)

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Women's Marathon 119 1213
Women's Overall Ranking 536 1213

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Women's Marathon 79 for 1 week
Women's Overall Ranking 405 for 1 week
Women's Road Running 93 for 2 weeks
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 9:09.23 Rehlingen (GER) 31 MAY 2004 1075
5000 Metres 15:40.7h Nairobi (KEN) 22 SEP 2000 1085
10,000 Metres 32:03.0h Nairobi (KEN) 15 JUL 2011 1136
5 Kilometres 16:18 Lisboa (POR) 27 MAY 2012 1042
10 Kilometres 32:03 Boston, MA (USA) 24 JUN 2012 1156
15 Kilometres 52:01 Baringo (KEN) 20 DEC 2009 1048
10 Miles Road 55:07 Washington, DC (USA) 06 APR 2008 1075
Half Marathon 1:07:08 New Delhi (IND) 27 NOV 2011 1217
Marathon 2:22:28 Berlin (GER) 29 SEP 2013 1208

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:31:40 Lagos (NGR) 08 FEB 2020 1116

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2015 9:40.67 Luanda (ANG) 02 JAN 2015
2004 9:09.23 Rehlingen (GER) 31 MAY 2004

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 18:59.72 Hays, KS (USA) 31 MAR 2017
2013 16:46.1h Nairobi (KEN) 09 MAY 2013
2011 16:22.4h Nairobi (KEN) 11 JUN 2011
2010 16:39.1h Nairobi (KEN) 22 MAY 2010
2007 16:35.6h Nairobi (KEN) 18 MAY 2007
2005 16:35.0h Eldoret (KEN) 01 APR 2005
2004 16:12.55 Cork (IRL) 03 JUL 2004
2001 16:44.5h Keiyo (KEN) 27 MAY 2001
2000 15:40.7h Nairobi (KEN) 22 SEP 2000

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2015 16:25 Lisboa (POR) 24 MAY 2015
2012 16:18 Lisboa (POR) 27 MAY 2012

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2014 34:16.0h Nairobi (KEN) 15 MAY 2014
2013 32:46.3h Nairobi (KEN) 21 JUN 2013
2012 32:59.10 Nairobi (KEN) 15 JUN 2012
2011 32:03.0h Nairobi (KEN) 15 JUL 2011
2010 32:32.72 Nairobi (KEN) 25 JUN 2010
2007 34:39.6h Nairobi (KEN) 17 MAY 2007
2002 33:49.4h Nairobi (KEN) 20 JUN 2002
1999 32:52.8h Nairobi (KEN) 26 JUN 1999

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2014 34:03 Luanda (ANG) 31 DEC 2014
2012 32:03 Boston, MA (USA) 24 JUN 2012
2008 32:43 Mobile, AL (USA) 29 MAR 2008
2005 35:02 Green Bay, WI (USA) 11 JUN 2005

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2009 52:01 Baringo (KEN) 20 DEC 2009

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2008 55:07 Washington, DC (USA) 06 APR 2008

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2019 1:11:21 Lille (FRA) 31 AUG 2019
2018 1:08:22 Paris (FRA) 04 MAR 2018
2017 1:12:35 Lisboa (POR) 15 OCT 2017
2015 1:13:55 Bogotá (COL) 26 JUL 2015
2014 1:09:50 Luanda (ANG) 07 SEP 2014
2013 1:09:04 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 15 FEB 2013
2012 1:07:21 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 16 SEP 2012
2011 1:07:08 New Delhi (IND) 27 NOV 2011
2010 1:08:51 New Delhi (IND) 21 NOV 2010
2007 1:10:21 Philadelphia, PA (USA) 16 SEP 2007
2005 1:19:07 Coban (GUA) 22 MAY 2005

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 2:31:40 Lagos (NGR) 08 FEB 2020
2019 2:25:11 Ljubljana (SLO) 27 OCT 2019
2018 2:25:02 Ljubljana (SLO) 28 OCT 2018
2017 2:39:34 Istanbul (TUR) 12 NOV 2017
2015 2:24:16 Toronto (CAN) 18 OCT 2015
2014 2:23:44 Frankfurt (GER) 26 OCT 2014
2013 2:22:28 Berlin (GER) 29 SEP 2013
2012 2:22:39 Dubai (UAE) 27 JAN 2012
2011 2:29:14 DS, Daegu (KOR) 27 AUG 2011
2010 2:22:43 Toronto (CAN) 26 SEP 2010
2009 2:33:53 Nairobi (KEN) 25 OCT 2009
2008 2:39:52 Nashville, TN (USA) 26 APR 2008
2007 2:38:45 St. Paul (USA) 07 OCT 2007

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. Marathon 2:29:14 DS, Daegu (KOR) 27 AUG 2011

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
10. U20 Race 20:53 Dublin (IRL) 23 MAR 2002

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 5000 Metres 16:23.73 E.Nacional, Santiago de Chile (CHI) 17 OCT 2000

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 10,000 Metres 35:14.41 Johannesburg (RSA) 17 SEP 1999

Honours - Major Marathon

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Marathon 2:31:50 Boston, MA (USA) 16 APR 2012
2. Marathon 2:22:28 Berlin (GER) 29 SEP 2013
3. Marathon 2:27:01 Boston, MA (USA) 15 APR 2013
3. Marathon 2:22:42 Boston, MA (USA) 18 APR 2011
5. Marathon 2:26:05 Boston, MA (USA) 20 APR 2015
6. Marathon 2:23:00 Boston, MA (USA) 21 APR 2014
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
08 FEB 2020 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Lagos NGRNGR A F 1. 2:31:40

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