Abraham Cherono (born 21 July 1980 in

Keiyo District Keiyo District (also known as ''Elgeyo district'' or Elgeiyo) is a defunct administrative district in the former Rift Valley Province of Kenya. The district was formed in 1994, when ''Elgeyo/Marakwet-District'' was split into two - the other half wa ...

) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and

cross-country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

. He is the older brother of Stephen Cherono, who moved to

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and changed his name to

Saif Saaeed Shaheen Saif Saaeed Shaheen ( ar, سيف سعيد شاهين), formerly Stephen Cherono (born 15 October 1982), is a steeplechase runner. He was born in Keiyo, Kenya but now he represents Qatar. He currently holds the world record for 3000 metre stee ...

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Achievements

2nd to Paul Tergat in Kenya world cross country trials 2000

Personal bests

* 3000 meters - 7:41.17 (2000) *

5000 meters The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...

- 13:15.7 (2000) * 3000 meters steeplechase - 8:10.33 (2003)

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* * 1980 births Living people People from Elgeyo-Marakwet County Kenyan male middle-distance runners Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male steeplechase runners Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Kenya Kenyan male cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Kenyan people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub