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Mercy CHERONO

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Country

Kenya

Born

07 MAY 1991 (34y YRS)

1X

Diamond League Champion

10x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Women's 1500 Metres 4:01.26 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 30 MAY 2015
Women's Mile 4:22.67 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
Women's 3000 Metres 8:21.14 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 09 MAY 2014
Women's 2 Miles 9:11.49 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 24 AUG 2014
Women's 5000 Metres 14:33.95 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 02 JUN 2016

Season’s Best

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Women's 5000 Metres 15:28.87 Ulinzi Sports Complex, Langata, Nairobi (KEN) 31 MAY 2025

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:37.17 - 5. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 15 MAY 2011 1208
14:37.01 - 3. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 03 JUN 2011 1208
14:35.13 - 3. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 08 JUL 2011 1212
14:58.66 - 7. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 29 JUL 2011 1166
DNF - Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 08 SEP 2011 0
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:47.13 - 7. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 23 MAY 2010 1188
14:53.61 - 8. Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 13 AUG 2010 1175
14:58.88 - 11. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 27 AUG 2010 1165
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:40.29 - 1. Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 05 JUN 2022 1173
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:26.36 - 2. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2016 1221
8:27.25 - 2. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 15 JUL 2016 1218
8:34.49 - 3. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 25 AUG 2016 1193
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:37.08 - 4. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2016 1208
14:33.95 - 2. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 02 JUN 2016 1214
15:12.85 - 2. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 05 JUN 2016 1138
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:21.14 - 2. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 09 MAY 2014 1240
8:39.84 - 1. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 14 JUN 2014 1174
8:50.24 - 1. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 03 JUL 2014 1138
8:28.95 - 1. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 05 SEP 2014 1212
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
9:13.27 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 31 MAY 2014 1190
9:11.49 - 1. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 24 AUG 2014 1196
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:43.11 - 4. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 05 JUN 2014 1196
14:44.56 - 7. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 18 JUL 2014 1193
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:01.26 - 2. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 30 MAY 2015 1195
4:04.24 - 4. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 09 JUL 2015 1172
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:22.67 - 5. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1173
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:35.48 - 5. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 03 SEP 2015 1189
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:34.10 - 3. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 04 JUL 2015 1214
14:54.81 - 1. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 25 JUL 2015 1173
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:05.82 - 2. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013 1159
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:31.23 - 2. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 22 AUG 2013 1204
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
14:49.84 - 4. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2013 1183
14:42.51 - 2. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2013 1197
14:42.43 - 5. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2013 1197
14:40.33 - 3. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 29 AUG 2013 1201
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
4:06.42 - 2. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 30 AUG 2012 1154
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
8:38.51 - 1. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2012 1179
8:40.59 - 1. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 23 AUG 2012 1171
8:41.21 - 1. Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 26 AUG 2012 1169
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
15:17.74 - 11. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012 1129
14:49.26 - 2. Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 13 JUL 2012 1184
14:47.18 - 2. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 07 SEP 2012 1188

Honours

1x Diamond League Final winner
1x World Championships silver medallist
1x In top 8 at Olympic Games
2x In top 8 at World Championships
10x Diamond League meeting winner
1x In top 8 at African Championships
1x Diamond Trophy winner
1x World Records in career