(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 35) Eldoret, Kenya [1][2]
Sport
Country
Kenya
Event(s)
Marathon, half marathon
Lawrence Cherono (born August 7, 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is currently the 8th fastest marathon performer of all time with his 2:03:04 clocking at the 2020 Valencia Marathon.[3] He clocked 2:04:06 to win the Amsterdam Marathon on October 21, 2018. He also won the Amsterdam Marathon in 2017, running a time of 2:05:09, setting the course record, which he broke in 2018.[4]
On 15 April 2019, Cherono won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:07:57. He out-sprinted two-time Boston winner and World Championship Silver medalist Lelisa Desisa on the final block of Boylston Street.[5]
On 13 October 2019, Cherono won the 2019 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:05:45. He out-kicked three other runners in the final 200 meters to win the race.
In 2020 Cherono raced the Valencia Marathon, where he placed 2nd in a new personal best time of 2:03:04. [6]
On July 16, 2022, Cherono tested positive for trimetazidine and was suspended just one day before slated to run the marathon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. [7]
^"Lawrence Cherono boosts children’s home, says he misses group runs". 'www.nation.co.ke'. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
^"Lawrence Cherono wins Boston Marathon men’s race". 'www.bostonherald.com'. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
^Marathon - men - senior - outdoor. (2021, September 19). Worldathletics.Org. https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/road-running/marathon/outdoor/men/senior?regionType=world&drop=regular&fiftyPercentRule=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2021-09-19
^"Cherono clocks 2:04:06 Dutch all-comers record in Amsterdam| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^"Degefa dominates, Cherono outsprints Desisa in Boston | News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
^Lawrence CHERONO | Profile | World Athletics. (2021). Worldathletics.Org. https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/lawrence-cherono-14687675
LawrenceCherono (born August 7, 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is currently the 8th fastest marathon performer of all time with his 2:03:04...
15, 2019. The elite men's race came down to a sprint finish, which LawrenceCherono won in 2:07:57. The elite women's race was won by Worknesh Degefa,...
went on to win the race for a third time in 2013. In 2017, Kenya’s LawrenceCherono was the surprise winner of the TCS Amsterdam Marathon, taking more...
United States on October 13, 2019. The men's race was won by Kenyan LawrenceCherono in 2:05:45 while the women's was won by Kenyan Brigid Kosgei in 2:14:04...
can reduce fatigue and increased endurance during intense exercises. LawrenceCherono, winner of several major marathons, tested positive for trimetazidine...
lead when he won the 2020 Valencia Marathon in 2:03:00, kicking down LawrenceCherono and winning by four seconds. 10 kilometres – 29:39 (Boston, MA 2022)...
Valencia 18 2:03:03 Bekele #2 25 September 2016 Berlin 12 19 2:03:04 LawrenceCherono Kenya 6 December 2020 Valencia 20 2:03:05 Kipchoge #6 24 April 2016...
participants were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. LawrenceCherono and Benson Kipruto, both from Kenya, were among the elite runners expected...
Geoffrey Kirui Kenya 2:09:37 2018 Yuki Kawauchi Japan 2:15:58 2019 LawrenceCherono Kenya 2:07:57 2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic; "virtual...
time of 2:05:16. He lost by four seconds in a sprint finish to Kenyan LawrenceCherono, who passed both Deso and third-place finisher Philemon Kacheran in...
Illustrated. Retrieved December 17, 2023. "L'AIU suspend provisoirement LawrenceCherono et Randolph Ross, privés de Mondiaux". "Randolph Ross, U.S. Olympic...
placing fifth with a time of 2:06:14, the race was won by Kenya's LawrenceCherono in 2:05:45 in a sprint finish. Abdi next raced at the Montferland Run...
are Ferenc Szekeres, Cor Vriend, Sammy Korir, Bernard Kipyego, and LawrenceCherono. And in the women's category Scheringa, Marja Wokke, and Tadelech Bekele...
October, finishing second in 2:04:37. The race was won by Kenya's LawrenceCherono in 2:04:06. In 2019, Mule was 6th in the RAK Half Marathon in February...
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