Vivian Cheruiyot
Kenyan long-distance runner
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She represented Kenya at the Summer Olympics in 2000, 2008, 2012, and 2016, winning the silver medal in the 5000 metres and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2012 London Olympics as well as gold in the 5000 m and silver in the 10,000 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics, setting a new Olympic record in the former.
Quotes
edit- It is great to win gold in my first championships race over 10,000 with a personal best...We were inspired by the marathon girls and we wanted to achieve the same.
- Peter Rutherford, Cheruiyot wins women's 10,000 title in, Reuters, August 27, 2011.
- My fourth Olympics and I hadn't had gold. Today I said 'I am not going to lose'.
- Omnisports, Rio 2016: Bolt, Cheruiyot among Friday athletics stars, Pulse, August 20, 2016.
