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Lawrence Cherono

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Birth dateAug 7, 1988

BirthplaceEldoret, Kenya

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Lawrence Cherono is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

He is currently the 8th fastest marathon performer of all time with his 2:03:04 clocking at the 2020 Valencia Marathon.

Cherono is a past winner of both the Boston and Chicago marathons. In 2024, Cherono received a seven year competition ban backdated to 2022 following an admission of breaching anti-doping rules.

Personal bests

Semi

1:00:46

Marathon

2:03:04

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2022	Marathon	2:07:21	-	Apr 18, 2022	↑	B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
2021	Marathon	2:10:02	-	Aug 8, 2021	↑	The XXXII Olympic Games
2020	Marathon	2:03:04	-	Dec 6, 2020	↑	Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
2019	Semi	1:00:46	-	Jun 2, 2019	↑	Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
2019	Marathon	2:07:57	-	Apr 15, 2019	↑	B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
2018	Semi	1:01:58	-	Aug 26, 2018	↑	Buenos Aires Half Marathon
2018	Marathon	2:09:25	-	Apr 22, 2018	↑	London Marathon, London
2017	Marathon	2:05:09	-	Oct 15, 2017	↑	Amsterdam Marathon
2016	Marathon	2:07:24	-	May 8, 2016	↑	Praha (CZE)
2015	Marathon	2:09:39	-	Feb 22, 2015	↑	Sevilla (ESP)
2014	Marathon	2:10:16	-	Nov 1, 2014	↑	Algiers (ALG)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:05:12	-	Dec 5	Maraton Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP
Marathon	2:10:02	-	Aug 8	The XXXII Olympic Games

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:05:45	-	Oct 13	Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL
Semi	1:04:09	-	Jul 28	Media Maraton de Bogota, Bogotá
Semi	1:00:46	-	Jun 2	Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon
Marathon	2:07:57	-	Apr 15	B.A.A. Boston Marathon, Boston, MA
Marathon	2:07:51	-	Apr 15	-

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:04:06	-	Oct 21	Amsterdam Marathon
Semi	1:01:58	-	Aug 26	Buenos Aires Half Marathon
Marathon	2:09:25	-	Apr 22	London Marathon, London

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:08:27	-	Dec 10	Honolulu Marathon, Honolulu, HI
Marathon	2:05:09	-	Oct 15	Amsterdam Marathon
Marathon	2:06:21	-	Apr 9	Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:09:37	-	Dec 11	-
Marathon	2:11:14	-	Sep 24	Hengshui Lake Marathon, Hengshui
Marathon	2:07:24	-	May 8	Praha Marathon, Praha
Marathon	2:12:14	-	Jan 17	Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon, Hong Kong

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
Marathon	2:14:22	-	Nov 8	Shanghai International Marathon, Shanghai
Marathon	2:12:33	-	Jun 14	Lanzhou Marathon, Lanzhou
Marathon	2:09:39	-	Feb 22	Sevilla Marathon, Sevilla

Lawrence Cherono

Personal bests

Performance Charts

Season bests

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Honours