Ferguson Rotich

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Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich
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Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1989-11-30) 30 November 1989 (age 32)
Kericho, Kenya
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportTrack
Event(s)800 metres
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 800 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 800 m
IAAF World Relays
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nassau 4×800 m relay

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
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[]

  1. ^ Minshull, Phil (13 June 2013). Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar – IAAF World Challenge . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  2. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (27 June 2013). World lead by Adams, five meeting records broken in Ostrava – IAAF World Challenge. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  3. ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (14 July 2013). Javelin star Julius Yego steals the show at Kenyan trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  4. ^ World champions Kiprop, Kiplagat and Kemboi lead Kenyan team for Moscow. IAAF (15 July 2013). Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  5. ^ 2013 World Championships Men's 1500 metres semi-final. IAAF. Retrieved on 31 May 2014.
  6. ^ Mulkeen, Jon (6 September 2013). Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sprint triple in Brussels – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  7. ^ 800 Metres – men – senior – outdoor – 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 31 May 2014.
  8. ^ Jalava, Mirko (1 January 2014). 2013 end-of-year reviews – middle distance. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  9. ^ Ferguson Cheruiyot. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 31 May 2014.
  10. ^ Report: Men's 4x800m – Nassau 2014. IAAF (24 May 2014). Retrieved on 2014-05-31.
  11. ^ Disqualified in the semi-finals

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