Vivian Cheruiyot
Achievements
Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year: 2012

Vivian Cheruiyot

Section Title: Achievements
Table Section Text: Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year: 2012

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes

Representing Kenya

1998	World XC Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	5th	Junior race (6 km)	19:47

1999	World XC Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	2nd	Junior race (6.124 km)	21:37

All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	3rd	5000 m	15:42.79

World Youth Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	3000 m	9:04.42

2000	World XC Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	1st	Junior race (6.29 km)	20:34

2001	World XC Championships	Oostende, Belgium	4th	Junior race (5.9 km)	20:22

African Junior Championships	Réduit, Mauritius	1st	5000 m	16:19.54

2002	World XC Championships	Dublin, Ireland	3rd	Junior race (5.962 km)	20:22

World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	3rd	5000 m	15:56.04

2004	World XC Championships	Brussels, Belgium	8th	Short race (4 km)	13:23

2006	World XC Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	8th	Short race (4 km)	13:10

World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	3000 m	8:38.86

2007	World XC Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	8th	Long race (8 km)	28:10

World Championships	Osaka, Japan	2nd	5000 m	14:58.50

World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	3000 m	8:28.66 PB

1st	5000 m	14:56.94

2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	5000 m	15:46.32

World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	3000 m	8:44.64

2nd	5000 m	14:54.60

2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	5000 m	14:57.97

World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	3000 m	8:30.61

3rd	5000 m	15:26.21

2010	World Indoor Championships	Doha, Qatar	2nd	3000 m	8:51.85

African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	1st	5000 m	16:18.73

Continental Cup	Split, Croatia	1st	5000 m	16:05.74

Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	1st	5000 m	15:55.12

2011	World Cross Country Championships	Punta Umbría, Spain	1st	Senior race (8 km)	24:58

World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	1st	5000 m	14:55.36

1st	10,000 m	30:48.98

2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	2nd	5000 m	15:04.73

3rd	10,000 m	30:30.44

2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	1st	10,000 m	31:41.31

2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1st	5000 m	14:26.17 OR

2nd	10,000 m	29:32.53 NR

Sentence(s)

Vivian Cheruiyot won the 5000 m gold medal at the 2010 Continental Cup.

final_sentence: Vivian Cheruiyot won the 5000 m gold medal at the 2010 Continental Cup.