Lydia Cheromei
Kenyan long-distance runner
Biography
Lydia Cheromei (born 15 May 1977, in Baringo District) is a Kenyan athlete born into a family of athletes. She specialises in long distance running. She rose to fame at the age of thirteen with a win in the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. She took some years away from competition, citing burnout, and returned in the mid-nineties, making an appearance at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Cheromei enjoyed success on the roads, taking wins at the Saint Silvester Road Race and came sixth on the track at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She did not compete from 2001 to 2004 due to private problems, and missed another two years of competition after a positive doping test in 2006.
Cheromei returned in 2008 and began competing in marathons, followed by the Italian Coach Gabriele Nicola, taking a debut win at the Amsterdam Marathon.
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Family
- Siblings
- Joseph Cheromei
Quick answers about Lydia Cheromei
- How old is Lydia Cheromei?
- Lydia Cheromei is 49 years old (born May 15, 1977).
- When is Lydia Cheromei's birthday?
- Lydia Cheromei was born on May 15, 1977.
- Where was Lydia Cheromei born?
- Lydia Cheromei was born in Baringo County.
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- Lydia Cheromei's zodiac sign is Taurus.
- How tall is Lydia Cheromei?
- Lydia Cheromei is 1.58 m (5′2″) tall.
- What is Lydia Cheromei's nationality?
- Lydia Cheromei is a citizen of Kenya.
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- Lydia Cheromei is known as marathon runner, athletics competitor.
