
Cheri Goddard-Kenah
Cheri Goddard-Kenah is a United States middle-distance runner, born on December 26, 1970. She competes primarily in the 1500m, Mile and 3000m.
Her personal bests include 4:09.16 in the 1500m, 4:30.75 in the Mile, 8:42.68 in the 3000m, 15:10.50 in the 5000m and 32:24.06 in the 10000m. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
As of Sep 16, 2026: 3000 m 8:42.68 (#339 all-time), 5000 m 15:10.50 (#568 all-time), 2005 season best 36:52 (Sep 17, 2005, Northporth (USA)) · 55 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 36:52 | - | Sep 17, 2005 | ↓ | Northporth (USA) |
| 2004 | 10Kilometr | 35:25 | - | Oct 11, 2004 | ↓ | Boston, MA (USA) |
| 2002 | 1500m | 4:09.16 | - | Jul 8, 2002 | ↑ | Zagreb (CRO) |
| 2002 | Mile | 4:37.55 | - | Apr 27, 2002 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2002 | mile-short-track | 4:40.43 | - | Feb 1, 2002 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2002 | 3000m | 8:54.41 | - | Jun 30, 2002 | ↑ | Sheffield (GBR) |
| 2002 | 3000m-short-track | 8:58.32 | - | Mar 1, 2002 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 2002 | 2MilesShor | 9:38.06 | - | Jan 27, 2002 | - | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2002 | 2Miles | 9:38.06 | - | Jan 27, 2002 | - | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2002 | 5000m | 15:14.69 | - | May 18, 2002 | ↑ | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2002 | 10000m | 33:27.68 | - | Mar 29, 2002 | ↓ | Raleigh, NC (USA) |
| 2001 | 1500m | 4:11.86 | - | May 27, 2001 | ↑ | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2001 | Mile | 4:31.10 | - | May 12, 2001 | ↓ | Princeton, NJ (USA) |
| 2001 | mile-short-track | 4:45.32 | - | Feb 2, 2001 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2001 | 3000m | 8:53.70 | - | Jun 3, 2001 | ↑ | Portland, OR (USA) |
| 2001 | 3000m-short-track | 8:55.69 | - | Mar 3, 2001 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 2001 | 5000m | 15:30.42 | - | Jun 24, 2001 | ↑ | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2001 | CrossCount | 16:26 | - | Mar 25, 2001 | - | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
| 2001 | 10Kilometr | 33:32 | - | Nov 3, 2001 | ↓ | Mobile, AL (USA) |
| 2000 | 1500m-short-track | 4:13.10 | - | Feb 6, 2000 | - | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | 1500m | 4:13.10 | - | Feb 6, 2000 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | Mile | 4:32.87 | - | Apr 29, 2000 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2000 | mile-short-track | 4:38.15 | - | Feb 4, 2000 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | 3000m | 9:01.66 | - | Mar 4, 2000 | ↑ | Atlanta, GA (USA) (i) |
| 2000 | 3000m-short-track | 9:01.66 | - | Mar 4, 2000 | ↑ | USA Indoor Combined Events Championships |
| 2000 | 5000m | 15:10.50 | - | May 13, 2000 | ↑ | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 2000 | 10000m | 32:24.06 | - | Mar 31, 2000 | ↓ | Raleigh, NC (USA) |
| 1999 | 1500m | 4:09.33 | - | May 22, 1999 | ↑ | Edwardsville, IL (USA) |
| 1999 | Mile | 4:38.68 | - | Apr 22, 1999 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 1999 | mile-short-track | 4:39.87 | - | Jan 9, 1999 | ↓ | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 1999 | 3000m | 8:42.68 | - | Aug 11, 1999 | ↑ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 1999 | 3000m-short-track | 9:11.74 | - | Jan 9, 1999 | ↑ | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 1999 | 5000m | 15:13.42 | - | May 8, 1999 | ↑ | Osaka (JPN) |
| 1999 | 10000m | 33:22.96 | - | Mar 26, 1999 | ↓ | Raleigh, NC (USA) |
| 1998 | 1000m | 2:47.68 | - | Feb 14, 1998 | - | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 1998 | 1000m-short-track | 2:47.68 | - | Feb 14, 1998 | - | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 1998 | 1500m | 4:13.42 | - | May 23, 1998 | ↑ | Dedham, MA (USA) |
| 1998 | Mile | 4:32.90 | - | Jul 5, 1998 | ↓ | Linz (AUT) |
| 1998 | mile-short-track | 4:37.49 | - | Feb 28, 1998 | ↓ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 1998 | 3000m | 8:50.74 | - | Jul 25, 1998 | ↑ | St. Louis, MO (USA) |
| 1998 | 5000m | 15:28.94 | - | Aug 5, 1998 | ↑ | Stockholm (SWE) |
| 1998 | 5Kilometre | 15:30 | - | Mar 29, 1998 | ↑ | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 1997 | Mile | 4:30.75 | - | Jul 9, 1997 | ↓ | Linz (AUT) |
| 1997 | mile-short-track | 4:30.80 | - | Feb 22, 1997 | ↓ | Fairfax, VA (USA) (i) |
| 1997 | 3000m | 9:01.54 | - | Feb 28, 1997 | ↑ | Atlanta, GA (USA) (i) |
| 1997 | 3000m-short-track | 9:01.54 | - | Feb 28, 1997 | ↑ | USA Indoor Championships |
| 1997 | 5000m | 15:21.72 | - | Jul 4, 1997 | ↑ | Oslo (NOR) |
| 1997 | 5Kilometre | 15:36 | - | Sep 6, 1997 | ↑ | Clarksville, TN (USA) |
| 1997 | 10Kilometr | 32:21 | - | Mar 29, 1997 | ↓ | New Orleans, LA (USA) |
| 1997 | 10000m | 33:01.08 | - | Apr 19, 1997 | ↓ | Walnut, CA (USA) |
| 1996 | 1500m | 4:13.05 | - | Jun 21, 1996 | ↑ | Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 1996 | 3000m | 8:57.52 | - | May 26, 1996 | ↑ | Eugene, OR (USA) |
| 1996 | 3000m-short-track | 9:03.87 | - | Jan 26, 1996 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 1996 | 5000m | 15:29.64 | - | Apr 25, 1996 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 1996 | 10Kilometr | 32:17 | - | Jul 4, 1996 | ↓ | Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| 1996 | 10000m | 32:55.43 | - | Mar 29, 1996 | ↓ | Raleigh, NC (USA) |
| 1996 | 15Kilometr | 53:06 | - | Jul 14, 1996 | - | Utica, NY (USA) |
| 1995 | 5000m | 15:36.57 | - | Jul 21, 1995 | ↑ | Oslo (NOR) |
| 1994 | 4x1500Metr | 17:54.37 | - | Mar 25, 1994 | ↓ | Raleigh, NC (USA) |
| 1993 | 4x800Metre | 17:55.51 | - | Apr 23, 1993 | - | - |
| 1992 | 4x1500Metr | 17:43.33 | - | Apr 24, 1992 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 1991 | 4x1500Metr | 17:30.10 | - | Apr 24, 1991 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 1990 | 4x1500Metr | 17:18.10 | - | Apr 27, 1990 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
2005
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 36:52 | - | Sep 17 | Northport Great Cow Harbor 10K, Northporth |
2004
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 35:25 | - | Oct 11 | Boston Tufts 10K, Boston, MA |
2002
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 15:33.06 | - | Jul 12 | Roma Golden Gala |
1500m | 4:09.16 | - | Jul 8 | Zagreb Meeting 2002, Zagreb |
1500m | 4:10.30 | - | Jul 6 | Cork City Sports, Cork |
3000m | 8:54.41 | - | Jun 30 | Sheffield Norwich Union Classic, Sheffield |
5000m | 15:23.32 | - | Jun 22 | USA Championships, Palo Alto, CA |
1500m | 4:19.40 | - | May 26 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
5000m | 15:14.69 | - | May 18 | Portland adidas Oregon Track Classic, Portland, OR |
Mile | 4:37.55 | - | Apr 27 | Philadelphia Penn Relays OD, Philadelphia, PA |
10000m | 33:27.68 | - | Mar 29 | Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC |
3000m-short-track | 8:58.32 | - | Mar 1 | USA Indoor Championships |
mile-short-track | 4:40.43 | - | Feb 1 | New York Verizon Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) |
2MilesShor | 9:38.06 | - | Jan 27 | Adidas Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i) |
2001
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 33:32 | - | Nov 3 | Mobile 10 km, Mobile, AL |
10Kilometr | 34:17 | - | Oct 7 | Washington Georgetown 10km, Washington, DC |
1500m | 4:15.71 | - | Jul 7 | Brunswick Maine Distance Festival, Brunswick, ME |
5000m | 15:30.42 | - | Jun 24 | USA Championships, Eugene, OR |
3000m | 8:53.70 | - | Jun 3 | Portland adidas Oregon Track Classic, Portland, OR |
1500m | 4:11.86 | - | May 27 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Eugene, OR |
Mile | 4:31.10 | - | May 12 | Princeton Golden Spike Tour, Princeton, NJ |
CrossCount | 16:26 | - | Mar 25 | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
CrossCount | 16:26 | - | Mar 24 | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
3000m-short-track | 9:02.24 | - | Mar 9 | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Atlantic Pavillion, Lisboa (i) |
3000m-short-track | 8:55.69 | - | Mar 3 | USA Indoor Championships |
mile-short-track | 4:45.32 | - | Feb 2 | New York Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) |
2000
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 15:58.72 | - | Jul 17 | USA Championships, Sacramento, CA |
5000m | 15:10.50 | - | May 13 | Eugene Oregon Twilight, Eugene, OR |
Mile | 4:32.87 | - | Apr 29 | Philadelphia Penn Relays Olympic Development, Philadelphia, PA |
10000m | 32:24.06 | - | Mar 31 | Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC |
3000m-short-track | 9:01.66 | - | Mar 4 | USA Indoor Combined Events Championships |
1500m-short-track | 4:13.10 | - | Feb 6 | New Balance Invitational, Boston, MA (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:38.15 | - | Feb 4 | New York Air Force-Millrose Games, New York, NY (i) |
1999
17 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 15:32.40 | - | Sep 7 | Berlin ISTAF |
1500m | 4:09.50 | - | Sep 3 | Glasgow GBR-USA, Glasgow |
5000m | 15:20.12 | - | Aug 27 | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
5000m | 15:25.54 | - | Aug 24 | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
5000m | 15:20.12 | - | Aug 21 | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
5000m | 15:25.54 | - | Aug 21 | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
3000m | 8:42.68 | - | Aug 11 | Weltklasse Zürich |
5000m | 15:25.22 | - | Aug 7 | London CGU British Grand Prix, Crystal Palace, London |
1500m | 4:09.64 | - | Jul 13 | Casablanca |
1500m | 4:19.91 | - | Jul 11 | Ingolstadt International, Ingolstadt |
3000m | 9:04.87 | - | Jul 7 | Roma Golden Gala |
5000m | 15:26.60 | - | Jun 27 | USA Championships, Eugene, OR |
1500m | 4:09.33 | - | May 22 | Edwardsville U.S Open, Edwardsville, IL |
5000m | 15:13.42 | - | May 8 | Osaka Japan Grand Prix, Osaka |
1500m | 4:13.55 | - | May 3 | Shizuoka |
Mile | 4:38.68 | - | Apr 22 | Philadelphia Penn Relays Olympic Development, Philadelphia, PA |
10000m | 33:22.96 | - | Mar 26 | Raleigh Relays, Raleigh, NC |
Honours
No medals
Frequently asked questions
What is Cheri Goddard-Kenah's 3000 m personal best?
Cheri Goddard-Kenah's 3000 m personal best is 8:42.68, set on Aug 11, 1999 in Zürich (SUI), #339 on the all-time list.
Which events does Cheri Goddard-Kenah compete in?
Cheri Goddard-Kenah competes in the 3000 m and 5000 m.
How did Cheri Goddard-Kenah perform in 2005?
2005 season best: 36:52, set on Sep 17, 2005 in Northporth (USA).