Nancy Cherop
{{Short description|Kenyan athlete}}
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| nationality = Kenyan
| sport = Athletics
| event = Middle distance, Cross country
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|4|6|df=yes}}
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| pb = 800m: 2:05.88 (Ndola, 2023)
1500m: 4:09.90 (Nairobi, 2023)
3000m: 8:52.86 (Nairobi, 2022)
5000m: 16:12.78 (Nairobi, 2023)
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Kenya}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Cali|3000 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Youth Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Port of Spain|1500 m}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Port of Spain|3000 m}}
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Nancy Cherop (born 6 April 2006) is a Kenyan middle distance and cross country runner.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/nancy-cherop-15019932|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 March 2024|title=Nancy Cherop}}
Early life
Ten daughter of Geoffrey Kiprotich and niece of James Kwalia, Cherop attended Chelebei Secondary School in Mount Elgon.{{cite web|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/nancy-cherop-won-three-gold-medals-leads-team-kenya-back-home-4223656|title= Teenager who won three gold medals leads Team Kenya back home|accessdate=28 March 2024|date=May 4, 2023|website=Nation.Africa}}
Career
In 2022, she won a bronze medal at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia over 3000 metres in a time of 9:05.85.{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya/cali22-chelangat-claims-first-gold-for-kenya-in-womens-3000m-17142|website=Athletics.Africa|accessdate=28 March 2024|title= CALI22: Chelangat Claims First Gold For Kenya In Women’s 3000m|first=Yomi|last=Omogbeja|date=2 August 2022}}
Cherop was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships however was unable to travel to Australia due to a VISA issue.{{cite web|url= https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/cross-country-junior-ladies-vow-to-silence-rivals-ethiopia-4569550|website=Nation.Africa|accessdate=28 March 2024|title= Cross country: Junior ladies vow to silence rivals Ethiopia|date=March 27, 2024}} She won gold medals at the 2023 African U18 Championships in Ndola, Zambia in April 2023, winning over 800 metres, and 1500 metres.{{cite web|first=Sammy|last=Gitahi|url=https://www.mozzartsport.co.ke/athletics/news/kenyas-athletics-team-sets-sights-on-next-months-commonwealth-youth-games/32551|website=Mozzartsport.co.ke|accessdate=28 March 2024|date= 22 July 2023|title=Kenya's athletics team sets sights on next month's Commonwealth Youth Games}} She set a new 1500 personal best finishing sixth at the senior Kenyan national championships in Nairobi in June 2023, running 4:09.90.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7194286?eventId=10229513|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 March 2024|title= Kenyan Championships Women’s 1500 metres}} In August 2023, she was the winner of golds in both the 1500m and 3000m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, setting a new games record over 1500m of 4:12.38.{{cite web|website=The-Star.co.ke|url= https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2023-08-09-cherop-kipkirui-lead-a-kenyan-1-2-finish-in-1500m-in-trinidad/|accessdate=28 March 2024|title= Cherop, Kipkirui lead a Kenyan 1-2 finish in 1,500m in Trinidad|first=Emmanuel|last=Sabuni|date=9 August 2023}}{{cite web|website=Standard Media|accessdate=28 March 2024|url= https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/amp/achieving-woman/article/2001480621/hail-kenyas-golden-girls|title= Hail Kenya's golden girls|first=Stephen|last=Rutto}}
She was selected for the 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Serbia.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/belgrade24/news/preview/world-cross-belgrade-24-u20-womens-preview|first=Michelle|last=Katami|date=27 March 2024|website=World Athletics|accessdate=28 March 2024|title= WXC Belgrade 24 U20 women's preview: Ethiopia set for double title defence}}
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Category:Kenyan female cross country runners
Category:Kenyan female long-distance runners