Mercy Cherono
Achievements

Mercy Cherono

Section Title: Achievements
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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes

2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	23rd	Junior race (6 km)	22:32

World Youth Championships	Ostrava, Czech Republic	1st	3000 m	8:53.94

2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	3000 m	8:58.07

Commonwealth Youth Games	Pune, India	1st	3000 m	9:06.01

2009	World Cross Country Championships	Amman, Jordan	2nd	Junior race (6 km)	20:17

2nd	Junior team	18 pts

African Junior Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	3000 m	8:54.96

2nd	5000 m	16:12.65

2010	World Cross Country Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	1st	Junior race (5.833 km)	18:47

1st	Junior team	10 pts

World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	1st	3000 m	8:55.07

2nd	5000 m	15:09.19

2011	African Cross Country Championships	Cape Town, South Africa	1st	Senior race (8 km)	27:13

World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	5th	5000 m	15:00.23

2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	2nd	5000 m	14:51.22

2014	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, Scotland	1st	5000 m	15:07.21

2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	5th	5000 m	15:01.36

2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th	5000 m	14:42.89

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Cherono won the 5000 m and went on to claim the silver medal in the event at the 2013 World Championships.

final_sentence: Cherono won the 5000 m and went on to claim the silver medal in the event at the 2013 World Championships.