Ferguson Rotich
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Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kericho, Kenya | 30 November 1989|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich (born 30 November 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres. He has a personal best of 1:42.54 minutes for the event. He represented Kenya at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and was a gold medallist in the 4×800 metres relay at the 2014 IAAF World Relays. At the 2020 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal, finishing behind his countryman Emmanuel Korir.
Career[]
A relative late-comer to the sport, he made his first impact in the 2013 season at the age of 23. He won the 800 m at the Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar, setting a personal best of 1:45.40 minutes.[1] In his first race in Europe he went under one minute and 45 seconds for the first time to take fourth at the Golden Spike Ostrava.[2] He placed a narrow second to Anthony Chemut at the Kenyan trials in July, improving further to 1:44.38 minutes.[3] This led to his selection for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics.[4] At the competition he progressed to the semi-final and initially placed fifth, but was disqualified for a lane infringement.[5] He ended the year with two performances on the 2013 IAAF Diamond League circuit, coming third at both the Weltklasse Zürich and the Memorial Van Damme.[6] The latter race was the fastest in the year and Rotich's time of 1:43.22 minutes ranked him as the third fastest in the world that season,[7] making it a rapid rise for the athlete who was unranked in 2012.[8]
At the first meet of the 2014 IAAF Diamond League in Doha he came third.[9] He was chosen for the 4×800 metres relay team (alongside , Job Koech Kinyor and Alfred Kipketer) at the inaugural 2014 IAAF World Relays event and leading off for Kenya he helped the team to the gold medal.[10]
At the 2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials, Rotich shocked world record holder David Rudisha in the 800 metres beating him by almost half a second to qualify for the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
International competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 2nd (h) | 800 m | 1:45.25[11] |
2014 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:08.40 |
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m | 1:46.09 | |
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 800 m | 1:49.10 | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 4th | 800 m | 1:46.35 |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 800 m | 1:43.55 |
2017 | IAAF World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 800 m relay | 7:13.70 |
World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.49 | |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 5th | 800 m | 1:46.33 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 800 m | 1:43.82 |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.23 |
References[]
- ^ Minshull, Phil (13 June 2013). Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar – IAAF World Challenge . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (27 June 2013). World lead by Adams, five meeting records broken in Ostrava – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (14 July 2013). Javelin star Julius Yego steals the show at Kenyan trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ World champions Kiprop, Kiplagat and Kemboi lead Kenyan team for Moscow. IAAF (15 July 2013). Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ 2013 World Championships Men's 1500 metres semi-final. IAAF. Retrieved on 31 May 2014.
- ^ Mulkeen, Jon (6 September 2013). Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sprint triple in Brussels – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ 800 Metres – men – senior – outdoor – 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 31 May 2014.
- ^ Jalava, Mirko (1 January 2014). 2013 end-of-year reviews – middle distance. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ Ferguson Cheruiyot. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 31 May 2014.
- ^ Report: Men's 4x800m – Nassau 2014. IAAF (24 May 2014). Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
- ^ Disqualified in the semi-finals
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferguson Rotich. |
- Ferguson Rotich at World Athletics
- Ferguson Rotich at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Kenya
- World Athletics Championships winners
- People from Kericho County
- Diamond League winners
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic silver medalists for Kenya