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Norah Jeruto

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Birth dateOct 2, 1995

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Norah Jeruto Tanui (Kazakh:, born 2 October 1995) is a Kazakhstani long-distance runner specialising in the steeplechase.

She won the gold medal in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first athlete representing Kazakhstan to win a title at the World Athletics Championships and setting a championship record in the process.

Formerly a Kenyan athlete, Jeruto took gold in the event at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics. She was the 2021 Diamond League 3000 m steeplechase champion. Currently Jeruto is an athlete of Altay Athletics club (professional track and field club) in Kazakhstan.

Key facts

3000 m steeplechase

8:53.02

#6 all-time

10 Kilometres Road

29:51

2026 season best

9:10.90

May 16, 2026 · China Textile City Sports Centre, Shaoxing/Keqiao (CHN)

2026 season best

Last competition

Prefontaine Classic

Jul 3, 2026 · DNF

Prefontaine Classic

Medals

World Championships: 1 gold

Record

National record · 3000 m steeplechase 8:53.02

National record

Age

30 years old

As of Sep 12, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 8:53.02 (#6 all-time), 10 Kilometres Road 29:51, 2026 season best 9:10.90 (May 16, 2026, China Textile City Sports Centre, Shaoxing/Keqiao (CHN)) · Last competition: Prefontaine Classic, Jul 3, 2026, DNF · World Championships: 1 gold · National record (3000 m steeplechase) · 30 years old

Personal bests

4:19.09

8:33.61

14:51.73

8:53.02

14:42

4:19.09

6:16.41

8:46.87

29:51

52:02

🏅

Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
World Championships	1	-	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	1500m-short-track	4:20.04	-	Feb 6, 2026	↑	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
2026	1500m	4:20.04	-	Feb 6, 2026	↑	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
2026	3000m	8:46.87	-	Feb 7, 2026	↑	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
2026	3000m-short-track	8:46.87	-	Feb 7, 2026	↑	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
2026	3000mSt	9:10.90	-	May 16, 2026	↑	Wanda Diamond League
2026	5Kilometre	15:44	-	Apr 18, 2026	↓	Boston 5K
2026	10MilesRoa	52:02	-	Apr 12, 2026	-	Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
2025	1500m	4:20.18	-	Feb 14, 2025	↑	XXXIV Indoor Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Track & Field complex QAZAQSTAN, Astana (i)
2025	1500m-short-track	4:20.18	-	Feb 14, 2025	↑	XXXIV Indoor Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Track & Field complex QAZAQSTAN, Astana (i)
2025	3000mSt	8:59.46	-	Jul 5, 2025	↑	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
2025	3000m-short-track	9:09.42	-	Jan 25, 2025	↑	Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes, Track & Field complex QAZAQSTAN, Astana (i) - Indoor Meeting
2025	3000m	9:09.42	-	Jan 25, 2025	↑	Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes, Track & Field complex QAZAQSTAN, Astana (i) - Indoor Meeting
2025	5000m	14:58.71	-	May 31, 2025	↓	26th Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi
2025	5Kilometre	15:46	-	Dec 13, 2025	↓	Al Sharqiyah International Race - 5KM
2025	CrossCount	24:12	-	Nov 23, 2025	↑	Cross International Le Maine Libre-Allonnes-Sarthe, Allonnes - XC 6.71km
2025	10Kilometr	31:34	-	Nov 16, 2025	↓	Flanigan's Rockin' Rib Run 10K presented by Runner's Depot, Regional Park, Miramar, FL
2024	3000mSt	9:08.97	-	Aug 6, 2024	↑	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
2024	5Kilometre	16:19	-	Dec 14, 2024	↓	Al Sharqiyah International 5KM
2024	CrossCount	23:58	-	Nov 17, 2024	↑	Cross international Le Maine Libre-Allonnes-Sarthe, Centre de Loisirs Port Belle Eau -Chaoué, Allonnes - XC 7.61km
2023	3000m-short-track	9:29.27	-	Feb 10, 2023	↑	10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
2023	3000m	9:29.27	-	Feb 10, 2023	↑	10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
2022	3000mSt	8:53.02	-	Jul 20, 2022	↑	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
2022	3000m-short-track	8:57.42	-	Feb 26, 2022	↑	Kazakh Indoor Championships
2022	3000m	8:57.42	-	Feb 26, 2022	↑	Kazakh Indoor Championships
2022	10Kilometr	30:35	-	Jan 9, 2022	↓	10K Valencia Ibercaja
2021	1500m-short-track	4:19.09	-	Jan 30, 2021	↑	International Competition Olga Rypakova, Athletic Center Olga Rypakova, Ust-Kamenogorsk (i)
2021	1500m	4:19.09	-	Jan 30, 2021	↑	International Competition Olga Rypakova, Athletic Center Olga Rypakova, Ust-Kamenogorsk (i)
2021	3000mSt	8:53.65	-	Aug 21, 2021	↑	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Split times
2021	3000m-short-track	9:08.12	-	Feb 9, 2021	↑	Athletic Center Olga Rypakova, Ust-Kamenogorsk (KAZ) (i)
2021	3000m	9:08.12	-	Feb 9, 2021	↑	Athletic Center Olga Rypakova, Ust-Kamenogorsk (KAZ) (i)
2021	5Kilometre	14:42	-	Nov 6, 2021	↓	5km de Lille
2021	CrossCount	24:22	-	Nov 21, 2021	↑	XXXIX Cross of Italica, Sevilla - XC 10.1km
2021	10Kilometr	30:08	-	Oct 3, 2021	↓	10K Valencia Ibercaja
2020	10Kilometr	29:51	-	Jan 12, 2020	↓	10K Valencia Ibercaja
2019	1500m-short-track	4:26.33	-	Jan 24, 2019	↑	Kazakh Indoor Championships
2019	1500m	4:26.33	-	Jan 24, 2019	↑	Kazakh Indoor Championships
2019	3000m	8:53.38	-	Apr 28, 2019	↑	Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, CNDA, Bragança Paulista
2019	3000mSt	9:03.71	-	Jun 13, 2019	↑	Oslo Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline
2019	3000m-short-track	9:07.39	-	Jan 22, 2019	↑	Kazakh Indoor Championships
2019	5000m	14:51.73	-	Sep 1, 2019	↓	ISTAF, Olympiastadion, Berlin
2019	10Kilometr	30:07	-	Sep 7, 2019	↓	Praha (CZE)
2018	3000m	8:33.61	-	Sep 4, 2018	↑	Zagreb IWC 2018, Sports Park Mladost, Zagreb - National Events
2018	3000m-short-track	8:49.89	-	Jan 25, 2018	↑	Czech Indoor Gala
2018	3000mSt	8:59.62	-	Aug 31, 2018	↑	Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - Diamond Discipline
2018	10Kilometr	31:17	-	Jan 14, 2018	↓	Valencia 10 km, Valencia
2017	1500m	4:30.0h	-	May 27, 2017	↑	Iten (KEN)
2017	3000mSt	9:03.70	-	Aug 27, 2017	↑	Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER)
2016	3000mSt	9:25.07	-	Jun 26, 2016	↑	Durban (RSA)
2015	3000mSt	9:55.44	-	May 23, 2015	↑	Stade Senghor, Dakar (SEN)
2014	3000mSt	10:01.71	-	Jun 7, 2014	↑	Nairobi (KEN)
2013	3000mSt	10:11.4h	-	Apr 18, 2013	↑	Nairobi (KEN)
2011	2000Metres	6:16.41	-	Jul 10, 2011	-	IAAF World Youth Championships, Lille
2011	3000m	9:24.02	-	Sep 11, 2011	↑	Douglas (GBR)
2011	3000mSt	9:45.1h	-	Jul 16, 2011	↑	Nairobi (KEN)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000mSt	DNF	-	Jul 3	Prefontaine Classic
3000mSt	9:13.86	-	May 23	Wanda Diamond League Xiamen
3000mSt	9:10.90	-	May 16	Wanda Diamond League
5Kilometre	15:44	-	Apr 18	Boston 5K
10MilesRoa	52:02	-	Apr 12	Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile
3000m-short-track	9:04.22	-	Mar 21	World Athletics Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	9:04.22	-	Mar 20	World Athletics Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	8:46.87	-	Feb 7	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
3000m-short-track	8:46.87	-	Feb 6	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
1500m-short-track	4:20.04	-	Feb 6	12th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, Tuanbo Sports Center, Tianjin (i)
3000m-short-track	8:53.30	-	Jan 11	Kazak Indoor Championships
3000m-short-track	8:53.30	-	Jan 9	Kazak Indoor Championships
1500m-short-track	4:22.35	-	Jan 9	Kazak Indoor Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	15:46	-	Dec 13	Al Sharqiyah International Race - 5KM
CrossCount	24:12	-	Nov 23	Cross International Le Maine Libre-Allonnes-Sarthe, Allonnes - XC 6.71km
10Kilometr	31:34	-	Nov 16	Flanigan's Rockin' Rib Run 10K presented by Runner's Depot, Regional Park, Miramar, FL
3000mSt	9:06.34	-	Sep 17	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
3000mSt	9:14.25	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
3000mSt	9:06.34	-	Sep 15	World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo
3000mSt	9:10.87	-	Aug 28	Weltklasse Zürich, Letzigrund, Zürich - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	8:59.46	-	Jul 5	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
5000m	14:58.71	-	May 31	26th Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi
3000mSt	9:10.46	-	May 30	26th Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi
5000m	14:58.71	-	May 28	26th Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi
3000mSt	9:10.46	-	May 28	26th Asian Athletics Championships, Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi
3000mSt	9:11.78	-	May 16	Doha Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline
5Kilometre	15:47	-	Apr 19	Boston 5K
1500m-short-track	4:20.18	-	Feb 14	XXXIV Indoor Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Track & Field complex QAZAQSTAN, Astana (i)
3000m-short-track	9:09.42	-	Jan 25	Astana Indoor Meet for Amin Tuyakov Prizes, Track & Field complex QAZAQSTAN, Astana (i) - Indoor Meeting

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
5Kilometre	16:19	-	Dec 14	Al Sharqiyah International 5KM
CrossCount	26:03	-	Nov 24	Festival du Cross-Country, Site de Kerampuilh, Carhaix - XC 7.31km
CrossCount	23:58	-	Nov 17	Cross international Le Maine Libre-Allonnes-Sarthe, Centre de Loisirs Port Belle Eau -Chaoué, Allonnes - XC 7.61km
3000mSt	9:10.43	-	Aug 30	Golden Gala, Stadio Olimpico, Roma - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:16.46	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
3000mSt	9:08.97	-	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
3000mSt	9:08.97	-	Aug 6	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
3000mSt	9:16.46	-	Aug 4	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
3000mSt	9:22.91	-	May 25	Prefontaine Classic
3000mSt	9:22.45	-	May 18	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
3000mSt	9:22.45	-	May 17	USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix, Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
3000m-short-track	9:29.27	-	Feb 11	10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships
3000m-short-track	9:29.27	-	Feb 10	10th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
10Kilometr	34:03	-	Sep 25	Kazakh 10km Road Running Championships
3000mSt	8:53.02	-	Jul 20	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:01.54	-	Jul 16	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	8:53.02	-	Jul 15	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:01.54	-	Jul 15	World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR
3000mSt	9:16.62	-	Jun 10	Kazakh Championships, Almaty
3000mSt	8:57.97	-	May 28	Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline
3000mSt	9:04.95	-	May 7	Kip Keino Classic

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Norah Jeruto's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?

Norah Jeruto's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:53.02, set on Jul 20, 2022 in Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA), #6 on the all-time list.

Which events does Norah Jeruto compete in?

Norah Jeruto competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 10 Kilometres Road.

How did Norah Jeruto perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 9:10.90, set on May 16, 2026 in China Textile City Sports Centre, Shaoxing/Keqiao (CHN). Last competition: Prefontaine Classic on Jul 3, 2026, DNF.

How many medals has Norah Jeruto won?

Norah Jeruto has won 1 World Championships medal.

Norah Jeruto

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

Honours

Frequently asked questions