Joseph Cheromei Kiprotich (born 24 January 1966) is a Kenyan former

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

and

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. He was a team gold medallist at the

1993 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2nd IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on October 3, 1993, in Brussels, Belgium. A total of 254 athletes, 133 men, 86 women and 35 juniors, from 49 countries took part. Complete results were published. Medallists Race Results ...

with

Lameck Aguta Lameck Aguta Orero (born October 10, 1971) is a former Kenyan marathon runner. He was the winner of the 101st Boston Marathon in 1997 with a time of 2:10:34 hours. He also competed in the men's marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Biography Ag ...

and

Thomas Osano Thomas Osano (born 4 June 1970) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner who competed across track, road, and cross country running disciplines. His greatest individual honour was a 10,000 metres gold medal at the 1991 All-Africa Games. He also sh ...

, having finished sixteenth individually. His personal best for the

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was 2:11:44 hours, achieved at the 1997

Prague International Marathon The Prague Marathon (also known as Prague International Marathon (PIM) and Volkswagen Prague Marathon) is an annual road marathon held in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to become a si ...

. He regularly ran on the European professional

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circuit from 1992 to 2003 and won the

Giro di Castelbuono The Giro di Castelbuono (officially Giro Podistico Internazionale Castelbuono) is an annual road running competition over 10 kilometres which takes place in Castelbuono, on the island of Sicily, Italy. First held in 1912, the competition, whic ...

(1993), Livorno Marathon (1998) and Quattro Porte Half Marathon (1998). During the course of his career, he completed no less than 43 marathons. In addition to Livorno, he won marathons in Italy in

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and

Parabita Parabita is a town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. The town is the home of Banca Popolare di Lecce (ex-Banca Popolare di Parabita e Aradeo), which was merged with other bank to form Banca ...

, as well as the

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marathon in Brazil. At higher level races, he was runner-up at the

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in 1997 and the 20 km of Brussels in 1995, and was fourth at the 1995

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. After retiring he went into coaching and among others coached his sister

Lydia Cheromei Lydia Cheromei (born 15 May 1977, in Baringo District) is a Kenyan athlete born into a family of athletes. She specialises in long distance running. She rose to fame at the age of thirteen with a win in the junior race at the IAAF World Cross C ...

.Komen, Jonathan (2011-05-15)
Kenya: Cheromei Overcame Barriers to Shine in All Ranks
''Daily Nation''. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

International competitions

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheromei, Joseph Living people 1966 births Kenyan male long-distance runners Kenyan male marathon runners Kenyan athletics coaches