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Athlete
Sharon Cherop
Famoose for
Winning the 2012 Boston Marathon
World Championship bronze · Boston Marathon
- Born
- 16 March 1984
- Birthplace
- Kenya
More people
Sharon Cherop
Sharon Cherop is a Kenyan distance runner whose senior career centres on the marathon. Her results include a world-championship bronze medal and victory in Boston.
Early life
Marakwet upbringing
Grew up in a cattle-raising family, ran for Tirap Primary School and took up provincial competition as a teenager.
Career
- 2000
Junior medal
Won 5,000-metre bronze at the World Junior Championships.
- 2010
Marathon wins
Won in Hamburg and Toronto.
- 2012
Boston victory
Won the Boston Marathon.
Achievements
World Championship bronze
Finished third in the marathon.
Boston Marathon
Won the women’s race.
Beyond sport
Family sport
All three of her siblings also took up athletics when young.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Gr5. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.