Lawrence Cherono

Lawrence Cherono (born August 7, 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He is currently ranked tied with Ethiopians Tamirat Tola and Asefa Mengstu for the 18th fastest marathon of all time based on his 2:04:06 run while winning 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.[3]

Lawrence Cherono
Cherono running the Amsterdam Marathon in 2017
Personal information
Born (1988-08-07) 7 August 1988
Eldoret, Kenya [1][2]
Sport
CountryKenya
Event(s)Marathon, half marathon

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.[4]

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.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2014 Alger Marathon Algiers, Algeria 2nd 2:10:16
2015 Seville Marathon Seville, Spain 1st 2:09:39
Lanzhou International Marathon Lanzhou, China 2nd 2:12:33
Shanghai Marathon Shanghai, China 7th 2:14:22
2016 Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong, China 2nd 2:12:14
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st 2:07:24
Hengshui Lake International Marathon Hengshui, China 2nd 2:11:14
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, United States 1st 2:09:39
2017 Rotterdam Marathon Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2nd 2:06:21
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1st 2:05:09
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, United States 1st 2:08:27 CR
2018 London Marathon London, Great Britain 7th 2:09:25
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1st 2:04:06 CR
2019 Boston Marathon Boston, United States 1st 2:07:57
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 1st 2:05:45
2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 2nd 2:03:04[5]

World Marathon Majors Record
World Marathon Majors20182019
Tokyo Marathon--
Boston Marathon-1st
London Marathon7th-
Berlin Marathon--
Chicago Marathon-1st
New York City Marathon--

References
  1. "Lawrence Cherono boosts children’s home, says he misses group runs". 'www.nation.co.ke'. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "Lawrence Cherono wins Boston Marathon men’s race". 'www.bostonherald.com'. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. "Cherono clocks 2:04:06 Dutch all-comers record in Amsterdam| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. "Degefa dominates, Cherono outsprints Desisa in Boston | News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. Jepchirchir and Chebet power to Kenyan double at Valencia Marathon World Athletics
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