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| updated = 24 August 2015 }} Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot (born 11 September 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance running who specialises in track and cross country running. She represented Kenya at the 2000 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 5000 m and a bronze medal at the 10000 m at the 2012 Olympics. Cheruiyot won a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and became the world champion in the event at the 2009 edition, repeating this achievement at the 2011 World Championships, where she doubled up by winning the 10000m. After taking a silver at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, she won a number of outdoor titles that year, becoming African champion, Commonwealth Games champion and IAAF Continental Cup champion, as well as winning the 2010 IAAF Diamond League title. She holds the Kenyan record and Commonwealth record for the 5000 m with her best time of 14:20.89, which was set at the DN Galan in 2011. ==Career== Cheruiyot is trained by Ricky Simms.〔The Standard, 28 January 2007:(Back with a ‘killer kick’ )〕 She was born near Keiyo in the Rift Valley Province, coming from the same village as another female runner Alice Timbilili.〔Daily Nation, 11 August 1999: (No changes expected in squad )〕 Her breakthrough year came in 1999: at the age of fifteen she took the junior silver medal at the 1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships behind Werknesh Kidane. At the 1999 World Youth Championships in Athletics she won the bronze medal in the 3000 metres. She earned a senior call-up for the 1999 All-Africa Games, where she managed a bronze medal in the 5000 metres. She became the junior champion at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She gained selection for the 2000 Olympic Games and reached the 5000 m final after setting personal bests in the qualifying rounds. She was much slower in the final and was the last runner to finish.〔(Athletics at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's 5,000 metres ). Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 27 November 2010.〕 Vivian Cheruiyot won the silver medal at the 5000 m final of the 2007 World Championships at Osaka in 14:58.50, behind Meseret Defar (14:57.91).〔(2007 World Championships Women's 5000m final ). IAAF.〕 In early 2009 she broke the Kenyan 3000 metres indoor record (8:30.53) in Birmingham and won the World's Best 10K race in Puerto Rico.〔IAAF, 1 March 2009: (Kitwara and Cheruiyot, new champions and men’s record at World’s Best 10K )〕 In May she won the Great Manchester Run 10K race. Cheruiyot won the women's 5000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin with a time of 14 minutes 58.33 seconds, while countrywoman Sylvia Kibet took the silver. She closed the track season with a 3000 m silver and a 5000 m bronze medal at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final. She won the 2009 New Year's Eve San Silvestre Vallecana race.〔IAAF, 1 January 2010: (Fulfilling favourite roles, Masai and Cheruiyot prevail in Madrid )〕 She retained her World's Best 10K title in 2010.〔Kuehls, Dave (1 March 2010). (Masai and Cheruiyot take crowns in San Juan ). IAAF. Retrieved on 1 March 2010.〕 An appearance at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships resulted in a silver medal in the 3000 m behind Meseret Defar. She headed the Kenyan 5000 m challenge at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics in Nairobi and beat Defar on this occasion to take the African title.〔Negash, Elshadai (29 July 2010). (Meite, Okagbare take 100m titles, Cheruiyot over Defar again in the 5000m – African champs Day 2 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 27 November 2010.〕 After this, her main focus of the year was the 2010 IAAF Diamond League. She took victories in the 5000 m at the Meeting Areva and Memorial van Damme and was elected the inaugural Diamond League Trophy winner for the event on overall points.〔(Tyson Gay wraps up Diamond League title in Brussels ). BBC Sport (27 August 2010). Retrieved on 27 November 2010.〕 She defeated Sentayehu Ejigu at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup to take the 5000 m gold medal for Africa.〔Ramsak, Bob (5 September 2010). (EVENT Report – Women's 5000 Metres ). IAAF. Retrieved on 27 November 2010.〕 Another gold medal in the event came at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, where she headed a Kenyan podium sweep with Sylvia Kibet and Ines Chenonge.〔Rowbottom, Mike (13 October 2010). (Women’s relay team crowns Indian glory – Commonwealth Games, Day Seven ). IAAF. Retrieved on 27 November 2010.〕 She returned to Kenya to train and took an 8 km win at the Tuskys Cross Country meeting.〔Macharia, David (22 November 2010). (Cheruiyot and Rotich prevail at Tuskys Cross Country ). IAAF. Retrieved on 27 November 2010.〕 She ended the year on a high note with a win at the BOclassic 5K race on New Year's Eve.〔Sampaolo, Diego (1 January 2011). (Merga and Cheruiyot take dramatic victories in Bolzano ). IAAF. Retrieved on 1 January 2011.〕 Cheruiyot began preparing for the World Cross Country Championships in January 2011 and came third at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country before overhauling Linet Masai to win the Cross de Itálica in Seville.〔Wenig, Jorg (8 January 2011). (Kipchoge and Masai prevail in snowy Edinburgh ). IAAF. Retrieved on 9 January 2011.〕〔Valiente, Emeterio (16 January 2011). (Komon defends, Cheruiyot edges Masai in Seville ). IAAF. Retrieved on 19 January 2011.〕 A second-place finish at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships guaranteed her a place in the Kenyan squad and, in contrast to her successes on the track, she was looking to win her first cross country medal on the world stage.〔Mutuota, Mutwiri (19 February 2011). (Mutai and Masai take hard fought wins in Nairobi; reigning World champs Ebuya and Chebet won’t defend ). IAAF. Retrieved on 20 February 2011.〕 Her rival Masai led the initial charge at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but Cheruiyot broke away on the final lap to secure the gold medal and lead Kenya to the women's team title.〔Johnson, Len (20 March 2011). (Cheruiyot wins race of champions – Women's Senior Race Report – Punta Umbria 2011 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 30 March 2011.〕 She started 2012 with a win at the World's Best 10K and improved her best on the roads to 30:47 minutes.〔Robinson, Javier Clavelo (27 February 2012). (Kitwara and Cheruiyot run to triple crown in San Juan 10Km ). IAAF. Retrieved on 3 April 2012.〕 She opened the 2012 Diamond League circuit with narrow wins ahead of Meseret Defar, first in the 3000 m in Doha then over 5000 m in Rome.〔Martin, David (31 May 2012). (Bolt’s blazing 9.76 one of seven world leads on electric night in Rome – Samsung Diamond League ). IAAF. Retrieved on 3 June 2012.〕 She guaranteed her place at the Olympics by winning the 10,000 m trial in Nairobi in June.〔Mutwiri, Mutuota (15 June 2012). (Cheruiyot takes Kenyan 10,000m Olympic Trials race in Nairobi ). IAAF. Retrieved on 16 June 2012.〕 At the Olympics, she won a silver medal in the 5000 metres and a bronze medal at the 10000 metres. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vivian Cheruiyot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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