Timothy Cheruiyot

Cheruiyot is from the town of Singorwet, in Bomet County, Kenya, and lives on a farm with his family. Beginning in 2014, he began to train in the outskirts of Nairobi, via the Rongai Athletics Club, under Coach Bernard Ouma.{{cite web |last=arcadadesign.com |title=My Career So Far... - Timothy Cheruiyot |url=https://www.timothycheruiyot.com/my-career |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=www.timothycheruiyot.com |language=en}}

Cheruiyot's first major milestone in his career was competing on Kenya's Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team at the 2015 IAAF World Relays in The Bahamas. Team Kenya's goal was to improve on their existing DMR world record of 9:15.56 set back in 2006, but the new world record ended up going to the United States, in a time of 9:15.50, while Kenya finished second in a time of 9:17.20. Cheruiyot anchored this DMR (1600 m leg) against the United States' Ben Blankenship.{{Cite web |title=Men's distance medley – IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 {{!}} News {{!}} Nassau (T. Robinson Stadium) 2015 {{!}} World Athletics Relays |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/iaafbtc-world-relays-bahamas-2015-7078721/news/report/world-record-distance-medley-relay |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=worldathletics.org}}

Cheruiyot would have a rematch against Blankenship three weeks later at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, in the men's International Mile. Blankenship won in a time of 3:55.72, while Cheruiyot finished 3rd in a time of 3:55.80.{{Cite web |title=2015 Eugene Diamond League - Nike Prefontaine Classic |url=https://preclassic.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=info&event_id=120&year=2015|website=preclassic.runnerspace.com|access-date=12 January 2025}}

Cheruiyot then switched attention to the 1500 m at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing. Here, he made it through the rounds and took 7th place in the final in a time of 3:36.05.{{Cite web |title=1500 Metres Men - Final |url=http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-1500-M-f----.RS6.pdf|website=World Athletics|date=30 August 2015|access-date=12 January 2025}}

In 2016, Cheruiyot won the 1500 m at the Rabat Diamond League, in a personal best time of 3:33.61.{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2016/rabat/re4130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|website=rabat.diamondleague.com|date=22 May 2016|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420100213/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2016/rabat/re4130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}} He also took a silver medal in the 1500m at the African Championships in Durban (3:39.71), and finished 2nd in the Emsley Carr Mile (3:53.17) at the Anniversary Games in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/07/rest-meet-usain-bolt-wins-shows-hes-healthy-brandon-mcbride-comes-close-silas-kiplagat-still-really-good-shaunae-miller-not-allyson-felix-favorite-400/|title=The Rest of the Meet: Usain Bolt Wins and Shows He’s Healthy, Brandon McBride Comes Close, Silas Kiplagat Is Still Really Good and Is Shaunae Miller, Not Allyson Felix, The Favorite in The 400?|website=Letsrun.com|date=22 July 2016|access-date=12 January 2025}}

However, despite his successes, Cheruiyot took 4th place in the 1500 m final at the Kenyan Olympic Trials and was therefore unable to represent Kenya at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Although disappointed by not making Kenya's Olympic Team, Cheruiyot had another breakthrough by winning the 1500 m at the Brussels Diamond League, in a personal best time of 3:31.34.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2016/09/brussels-diamond-league-recap-evan-jager-challenges-conseslus-kipruto-line-kiprop-problem-shorts-machine-beats-man-elaine-thompson-runs-fast/|title=Brussels Diamond League Recap – Evan Jager Challenges Conseslus Kipruto to the Line, Kiprop Has a Problem with His Shorts, Machine Beats Man and Elaine Thompson Runs Fast|website=Letsrun.com|date=9 September 2016|access-date=12 January 2025}}

On 18 June, Cheruiyot won the 1500 m at the Stockholm Diamond League in a new personal best of 3:30.77.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/06/2017-stockholm-dl-recap-andre-de-grasse-runs-9-69-timothy-cheruiyot-run-330-asbel-kiprop-improves-big-field-event-upset/|title=2017 Stockholm DL Recap: Andre De Grasse Runs 9.69, Timothy Cheruiyot Run 3:30, Asbel Kiprop Improves and A Big Field Event Upset|website=Letsrun.com|date=18 June 2017|access-date=12 January 2025}} He followed it up by finishing second at the Kenyan World Championship Trials, qualifying him for the 2017 World Championships in London.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-7093740/news/report/kwemoi-kenyan-1500m-all-comers-nairobi|title=Kwemoi scorches 3:30.89 1500m Kenyan all-comers record at Kenyan World Championships Trials|date=24 June 2017|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Evans|first=Kip|website=World Athletics}} On 21 July, Cheruiyot finished second at the Monaco Diamond League in 3:29.10, his first time under the 3:30-barrier.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/07/2017-herculis-recap-usain-bolt-9-95-back-emmanuel-korir-143-10-800-elijah-manangoi-328-80-1500-rip-world-leaders/|title=2017 Herculis Recap: Usain Bolt (9.95) Is Back, Emmanuel Korir (1:43.10 800) & Elijah Manangoi (3:28.80 1500) Rip World Leaders|website=Letsrun.com|date=21 July 2017|access-date=12 January 2025}}

At the aforementioned World Championships, Cheruiyot won the silver medal, finishing behind compatriot Elijah Manangoi.{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-champs-london-2017-men-1500m|title=Report: men's 1500m final – IAAF World Championships London 2017|website=World Athletics|date=13 August 2017|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Mulkeen|first=Jon}} In his final race of the season, Cheruiyot won at the Diamond League Final in a time of 3:33.93.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/series/timothy-cheruiyot-kenya|title=That moment when… Cheruiyot claimed a breakthrough victory|website=World Athletics|date=2 December 2017|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Landells|first=Steve}}{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2017/zurich/re0130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|website=zurich.diamondleague.com|date=24 August 2017|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420100408/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2017/zurich/re0130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}}

At the Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, Cheruiyot claimed the silver medal in the 1500 m. On 12 May, he won the Shanghai Diamond League in a time of 3:31.48.{{cite web|url=https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/archive/2018/shanghai/re0130040.pdf|title=Results - NIKE 1500m Men|website=shanghai.diamondleague.com|date=12 May 2018|access-date=12 January 2025}} He continued his good form by winning the mile at the Prefontaine Classic in 3:49.87.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/05/17-year-old-jakob-igebrigtsen-runs-352-mile-prefontaine-classic-oh-yeah-timothy-cheruiyot-wins-349/|title=17-Year-Old Jakob Ingebrigtsen Runs 3:52 Mile at Prefontaine Classic, And Oh Yeah Timothy Cheruiyot Wins in 3:49|website=Letsrun.com|date=26 May 2018|access-date=12 January 2025}} He went on to win at the Monaco Diamond League on 20 July, running 3:28.41 - a time which would be the world lead for the 2018 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/07/track-meet-monaco-diamond-league-recap-steeple-world-record-sub-8-el-bakkali-miller-uibo-sub-49-400-amos-back/|title=What a Meet: Monaco Diamond League Recap: Steeple World Record, Sub 8 for El Bakkali, Miller-Uibo Sub 49 400, Amos is Back|website=Letsrun.com|date=20 July 2018|access-date=12 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middlelong/1500-metres/all/men/senior/2018?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=1022950&ageCategory=senior|title=Senior 2018 - 1500 Metres men|website=World Athletics|access-date=12 January 2025}} Cheruiyot won at the Diamond League Final in Zurich, in a time of 3:30.27.{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2018/zurich/re0130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|website=zurich.diamondleague.com|date=30 August 2018|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420100618/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2018/zurich/re0130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}}

At the end of the season, Cheruiyot was nominated for World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/press-release/male-world-athlete-of-the-year-nominees-2018|title=Nominees announced for Male World Athlete of the Year 2018|website=World Athletics|date=23 October 2018|access-date=12 January 2025}}

On 30 June, Cheruiyot won the mile at the Prefontaine Classic in 3:50.49.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/06/pre-mens-recap-chelimo-is-back-centro-debuts-cheptegei-and-cheruiyot-are-the-kings-and-coleman-is-very-fast/|title=Pre Men’s Recap: Chelimo is Back, Centro Debuts, Cheptegei and Cheruiyot are the Kings, and Coleman is Very Fast|website=Letsrun.com|date=30 June 2019|access-date=12 January 2025}} He also won over 1500 m at the Laussane and Monaco Diamond Leagues in 3:28.77 and 3:29.97, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/lausanne-lyles-and-cheruiyot-lead-meeting-record-rampage/|title=Lausanne: Lyles and Cheruiyot Lead Meeting Record Rampage|date=5 July 2019|access-date=12 January 2025|website=Diamond League}}{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2019/monaco/re4130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|date=12 July 2019|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420100737/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2019/monaco/re4130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}} On 22 August, Cheruiyot won the 800 m at the Kenyan National Championships, in a time of 1:43.11, his first time under the 1:44-barrier. He then won over 1500 m at the Kenyan World Championship Trials on 13 September to secure his place at the World Championships in Doha.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kenya-world-championships-trials-2019|title=Kenyan Doha-bound squad takes shape as world championship trials conclude in Nairobi|website=World Athletics|date=13 September 2019|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Ramsak|first=Bob}} At the World Championships, Cheruiyot won gold in the 1500 m. In a "superb display of dominance", he won by 2.12 s, the largest winning margin in World Championship 1500 m history.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2019/10/timothy-cheruiyot-dominates-mens-1500-and-wins-first-world-title-in-329-26/|title=Timothy Cheruiyot DOMINATES Men’s 1500 and Wins First World Title in 3:29.26|website=Letsrun.com|date=6 October 2019|access-date=12 January 2025}}

After the COVID-19 Pandemic disrupted the 2020 season, Cheruiyot was forced to compete less frequently. He won the Kenyan race over 2000 m at the Impossible Games, beating Elijah Manangoi. However, he lost the overall race to "Team Ingebrigtsen" who were competing in Oslo.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a32842784/diamond-league-impossible-games-results/|title=Records Fall at the Impossible Games, the Reimagined Diamond League Competition|website=Runner's World|last=Dutch|first=Taylor|date=11 June 2020|access-date=12 January 2025}} He set the world lead for the 2020 season at the Monaco Diamond League, running 3:28.47.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2020/08/rest-of-monaco-a-crazy-fast-1500-brazier-hoppel-1-2-in-800-kipyegon-scares-wr-hassan-drops-out/|title=Rest of Monaco: A Crazy Fast 1500, Brazier & Hoppel 1-2 in 800, Kipyegon Scares WR, & Hassan Drops Out|website=Letsrun.com|date=14 August 2020|access-date=12 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/middlelong/1500-metres/all/men/senior/2020?regionType=world&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229502&ageCategory=senior|title=Senior 2020 - 1500 Metres men|website=World Athletics|access-date=12 January 2025}}

In 2021, Cheruiyot opened his season by winning the Doha Diamond League in 3:30.48.{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2021/doha/re0130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|website=doha.diamondleague.com|date=28 May 2023|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420100935/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2021/doha/re0130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}} He finished a shock fourth at the Kenyan Olympic Trials, failing to qualify for the Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/fast-times-in-kenyan-trials-but-timothy-cheruiyot-falls-short-weekly-round-up-1039946173/|title=Fast times in Kenyan Trials but Timothy Cheruiyot falls short – weekly round-up|website=Athletics Weekly|date=21 June 2021|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Smythe|first=Steve}} However, he was allowed to compete as second-placer Kamar Etyang was barred for participating due to not meeting anti-doping rules.{{cite web|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2021/07/14/kenya-call-up-1500m-star-cheruiyot-and-drop-four-in-late-olympic-changes/|title=Kenya Call Up 1500m Star Cheruiyot And Drop Four In Late Olympic Changes|website=www.channelstv.com|date=14 July 2021|access-date=12 January 2024|last=Usiani|first=Nebianet}} He recovered from his upset to win at the Stockholm Diamond League in 3:32.40.{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2021/stockholm/re0130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|website=stockholm.diamondleague.com|date=4 July 2021|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420101123/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2021/stockholm/re0130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}} He also picked up the win at the Monaco Diamond League, setting a new personal best of 3:28.28.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2021/07/2021-monaco-mens-recap-timothy-cheruiyot-wins-again-in-328-pb-nijel-amos-is-back-chaos-in-the-steeple-after-bell-is-rung-a-lap-early/|title=2021 Monaco Men’s Recap: Timothy Cheruiyot Wins (Again) in 3:28 PB, Nijel Amos Is Back, & Chaos in the Steeple After Bell Is Rung a Lap Early|website=Letsrun.com|date=9 July 2021|access-date=12 January 2025}}

At the Tokyo Olympics, Cheruiyot won silver in the 1500 m. Cheruiyot led for the majority of the race, however was overtaken by Jakob Ingebrigtsen on the final turn. He held off the fast-finishing Josh Kerr who took bronze.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a37245460/2021-tokyo-olympics-mens-1500-meters-results/|title=Jakob Ingebrigtsen Wins Men’s 1500 Meters in an Olympic Record|website=Runner's World|last=Douglas|first=Scott|date=7 August 2021|access-date=12 January 2025}} He ended his season by winning the Diamond League Final in Zurich with a time of 3:31.27.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/tamberi-turns-on-the-style-in-zurich-1039949471/|title=Tamberi turns on the style in Zurich|website=Athletics Weekly|last=Henderson|first=Jason|date=9 September 2021|access-date=12 January 2025}}

Cheruiyot began his 2022 season with a 2nd-placed finish at the Doha Diamond League and a 3rd placed finished over the mile at the Prefontaine Classic.{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2022/doha/re0130040.pdf|title=Results - 1500m Men|website=doha.diamondleague.com|date=13 May 2022|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420101348/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2022/doha/re0130040.pdf|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.preclassic.com/news/vc1atqblokueok01zxeyww2vpbsqfy|title=Ingebrigtsen defends Bowerman Mile title|website=www.preclassic.com|date=30 May 2022|access-date=12 January 2025}} He finished second at the Kenyan World Championship Trials to qualify for the 2022 World Championships, where he finished sixth in a season's best of 3:30.69.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/wycliffe-kinyamal-kenya-world-championship-2022-trials|title=Wycliffe Kinyamal win’s Kenyan 800m title as Kipsang, Yego and Cheruiyot also qualify for World Athletics Championships|website=olympics.com|publisher=IOC|last=Watta|first=Evelyn|date=25 June 2022|access-date=12 January 2025}}{{Cite web |title=1500 Metres Result {{!}} World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022 |url=https://worldathletics.org/results/world-athletics-championships/2022/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/men/1500-metres/final/result |access-date=19 June 2024 |website=worldathletics.org |language=en}}

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Cheruiyot won the silver medal behind Ollie Hoare in a time of 3:30.21.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-06/commonwealth-games-oliver-hoare-wins-gold/101308394|title=Oliver Hoare wins remarkable 1,500m gold for Australia at Commonwealth Games|website=www.abc.net.au|last=Shalala|first=Amanda|date=6 August 2022|access-date=12 January 2025|location=Birmingham}} He was unable to win his fifth successive Diamond League title as he finished second at the Diamond League Final on 8 September.{{cite web|url=https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/amusan-and-lyles-break-meeting-records-en-route-to-diamond-league-titles/|title=Amusan and Lyles break meeting records en route to Diamond League titles|website=Diamond League|date=9 September 2022|access-date=12 January 2025|last1=Whittington|first1=Jess|last2=Mulkeen|first2=Jon}}{{cite web|url=https://zurich.diamondleague.com/archive/2022/zurich/re0130040.pdf|title=Wanda Diamond League Final 2022 - Results - 1500m Men|website=zurich.diamondleague.com|date=8 September 2022|access-date=12 January 2025}}

Cheruiyot opened his 2023 season with a 3,000 m race at the Doha Diamond League, finishing 5th in a time of 7:36.72.{{Cite web |title=Doha Diamond League 2023 Results |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/12440/doha-diamond-league-2023-results|date=5 May 2023|access-date=12 January 2025}} He returned to winning ways over 1500 m at the Los Angeles Grand Prix, running 3:31.47.{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/2023-los-angeles-grand-prix-crouser-shot-world-record|title=2023 Los Angeles Grand Prix: Ryan Crouser steals show with shot put world record|website=olympics.com|publisher=IOC|last=Jiwani|first=Rory|date=27 May 2023|access-date=12 January 2025}} On 15 June, Cheruiyot competed at the Oslo Diamond League, running a season's best of 3:29.08 to finish fourth.{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2023/oslo/ATHM1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|title=Wanda Diamond League Oslo - Results - 1500m Men|date=15 June 2023|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420101532/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2023/oslo/ATHM1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|archive-date=20 April 2025|url-status=live}} After winning the Kenyan World Championship Trials in a sprint finish, Cheruiyot was named in the team for the World Championships.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kenya-world-championship-trials-kipyegon-moraa-omanyala|title=Kipyegon shines at Kenya's World Championships Trials|website=World Athletics|date=8 June 2023|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Lagat|first=Justin}}{{cite web|url=https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/budapest-here-we-come-ak-unveil-team-kenya-for-world-championships--4297616|title=Budapest, here we come! AK unveil Team Kenya for World Championships|website=nation.africa|date=8 July 2023|access-date=12 January 2025|last1=Mwamba|first1=James|last2=Ayodi|first2=Ayumba}}

At the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Cheruiyot was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 1500 m.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/what-next-for-timothy-cheruiyot-after-unceremonious-exit-from-world-championships-2023082108471876040|title=What next for Timothy Cheruiyot after unceremonious exit from World Championships?|website=www.pulsesports.co.ke|last=Wafula|first=Abigael|date=22 August 2023|access-date=12 January 2025}} After the Championships, he revealed he had been struggling with a knee injury and would miss the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/timothy-cheruiyot-takes-sabbatical-from-athletics-after-budapest-debacle-2023083106521540477|title=Timothy Cheruiyot takes sabbatical from athletics after Budapest debacle|website=www.pulsesports.co.ke|last=Chuma|first=Festus|date=31 August 2023|access-date=12 January 2025}}

On 10 May, Cheruiyot competed at the Doha Diamond League, finishing second as part of a Kenyan 1-2-3 alongside Brian Komen and Reynold Cheruiyot, in a time of 3:32.67.{{cite web|url=https://doha.diamondleague.com/news/doha/doha-delivers-and-delights-fantastic-crowd-with-four-world-leads-and-two-meeting-records/|title=Doha delivers – and delights fantastic crowd – with four world leads and two meeting records |website=Diamond League|date=11 May 2024|access-date=12 January 2025}} At the Oslo Diamond League on 30 May, Cheruiyot finished second, being narrowly pipped on the line by a diving Jakob Ingebrigtsen, in a season's best of 3:29.77.{{cite web|url=https://www.diamondleague.com/news/general/omega-moment-of-the-meeting-ingebrigtsen-dives-to-glory/|title=OMEGA Moment of the Meeting: Ingebrigtsen dives to glory|website=Diamond League|date=31 May 2024|access-date=12 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2024/oslo/ATHM1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|title=Wanda Diamond League Oslo 2024 - Results - Mens 1500m|website=oslo.diamondleague.com|date=30 May 2024|access-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417224510/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2024/oslo/ATHM1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|archive-date=17 April 2025|url-status=live}} At the Kenyan Olympic Trials, Cheruiyot finished third in the 1500 m to qualify for the Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/kipyegon-wanyonyi-kenyan-olympic-trials|title=Kipyegon and Wanyonyi shine at Kenyan Olympic Trials|website=World Athletics|date=15 June 2024|access-date=12 January 2024|last=Lagat|first=Justin}} In July, He once again finished second behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the Monaco Diamond League, running a season's best of 3:28.71.{{cite web|url=https://www.letsrun.com/news/2024/07/jakob-ingebrigtsen-blasts-326-73-pb-and-world-lead-in-monaco/|title=Jakob Ingebrigtsen blasts 3:26.73 pb and world lead in Monaco|website=Letsrun.com|last=Carroll|first=Joseph|date=12 July 2024|access-date=12 January 2025}}

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Cheruiyot finished 11th in the 1500 m, having tried to go with the early pace he faded badly over the last lap.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/timothy-cheruiyot-explains-what-led-to-his-dismal-performance-at-paris-olympics-2024080720173308279|title=Timothy Cheruiyot explains what led to his dismal performance at Paris Olympics|website=www.pulsesports.co.ke|date=8 August 2024|access-date=12 January 2024|last=Wafula|first=Abigael}} He recovered from his disappointment to win over 800 m at the Grand Prix Lombardia in Brescia and finish second over 1500 m at the Diamond League Final in Brussels.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7205528?eventId=10229501&gender=M|title=Grand Prix Lombardia - Brescia 2024 Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=12 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/jakob-ingebrigsten-narrowly-beats-kenyas-timothy-cheruiyot-and-americas-cole-hocker-in-tight-1500m-race-to-claim-diamond-league-trophy-2024091319425765706|title=Jakob Ingebrigsten narrowly beats Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot & America's Cole Hocker in tight 1500m race to claim Diamond League trophy|website=www.pulsesports.co.ke|date=13 September 2024|access-date=12 January 2025|last=Kinyanjui|first=Mark}}

In November, Cheruiyot expressed his desire to retire from the 1500 m after the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, and transition to long-distance running and marathons.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/timothy-cheruiyot-reveals-when-he-plans-to-hang-up-his-spikes-and-his-post-retirement-goals-2024112706141238114|title=Timothy Cheruiyot reveals when he plans to hang up his spikes & his post-retirement goals|website=www.pulsesports.co.ke|last=Chuma|first=Festus|date=28 November 2024|access-date=12 January 2024}}

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• 800 metres – 1:43.11 (Nairobi 2019)
• 1500 metres – 3:28.28 (Monaco 2021)
• One mile – 3:49.64 (Eugene 2017)
• 2000 metres – 5:03.05 (Nairobi 2020)
• 3000 metres – 7:36.72 (Doha 2023)
• 5000 metres – 13:47.2 (Nairobi 2020)

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