Norah Jeruto
![]() Jeruto at the 2022 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Norah Jeruto Tanui | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 2 October 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kazakhstan (since 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase, Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Altay Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal bests | 3000 m s'chase: 8:53.02 NR (Eugene 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Norah Jeruto Tanui (Kazakh: Нора Джеруто Тануй, born 2 October 1995[1]) is a Kazakhstani (formerly Kenyan) 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. 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.
Career
[edit]Her international debut came at the 2011 African Cross Country Championships, where she placed sixth in the junior race to complete a Kenyan sweep of the top six.[2] She ran the third fastest time ever for the 2000 metres steeplechase at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, recording 6:16.41 minutes to take the gold in spite of a heavy fall at the waterjump.[3][4] Later that year she claimed the steeplechase title at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, as well as a bronze in the 3000 metres flat.[5] She missed out on selection for the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6]
She set a 3000 metres steeplechase best of 9:45.1 minutes at age fifteen, but struggled to improve on that in subsequent seasons.[7] She was selected for Kenya's junior team at the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but did not compete.[8]
After a runner-up performance at the Kenyan Athletics Championships, setting a best of 9:28.5 minutes behind Lydia Rotich, Jeruto made her senior international debut at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.[9] A personal best run of 9:25.07 minutes at the competition brought her the steeplechase gold medal and a championship record.[10]
Despite her ranking, she didn't participate at 2020 Tokyo Olympics, because she was still waiting for her Kazakhstan citizenship which she obtained on 30 January 2022.[1]
2022–present
[edit]On May 28, 2022, at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon (third stop of the Diamond League) she ran the third fastest time ever by a woman at the 3000m steeplechase in 8.57.98. setting a world lead. She could've shaved half a second of that time as she thought she crossed the line 2–3 meters before the actual finish line.
On 20 July, she became the first athlete representing Kazakhstan to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships, establishing a new championship and national record of 8:53.02 in the process at the same Hayward Field in Eugene.[11]
In April 2023, she was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the use of an unidentified prohibited substance/method from her biological passport (ABP) data.[12] After an investigation that found no case to answer, the suspension was lifted in November 2023.[13]
Achievements
[edit]International competitions
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2011 | African Cross Country Championships | Cape Town, South Africa | 6th | Junior race | 20:53 |
1st | Junior team | ||||
World Youth Championships | Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | 1st | 2000 m s'chase | 6:16.41 WYL | |
Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:24.02 | |
1st | 2000 m s'chase | 6:28.10 GR | |||
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:25.07 CR |
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2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:53.02 CR NR |
Personal bests
[edit]- 3000 metres – 8:33.61 (Zagreb 2018)
- 3000 metres indoor – 8:49.89 (Ostrava 2018)
- 5000 metres – 14:51.73 (Berlin 2019)
- 2000 m steeplechase – 6:16.41 (Lille 2011)
- 3000 m steeplechase – 8:53.02 (Eugene, OR 2022) NR
- Road
- 5 kilometres – 14:42 (Lille 2021)
- 10 kilometres – 29:51 (Valencia 2020)
Circuit wins and titles, National titles
[edit]- Diamond League champion 3000 m steeplechase:
2021[14]
- 3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
- 2017: Oslo Bislett Games
- 2019: Oslo (WL MR)
- 2021: Doha Diamond League, Eugene Prefontaine Classic (WL MR PB), Zürich Weltklasse
- 2022: Eugene (WL)
- Kazakhstani Athletics Championships
- 3000 m steeplechase: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Norah JERUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ CAA AFRICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Western Province Cricket Club, Newlands CAPE TOWN - SOUTH AFRICA Sunday, 06 March 2011. Athletics South Africa. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Ramsak, Bob (2011-07-10). Girls 2000m Steeplechase Final – Tanui dominates. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Martin, David (2011-07-08). Tanui rises to No. 4 youth all-time in 2000m Steeplechase - Lille 2011 - Day 3, Morning report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Competitor Details - Norah Jeruto Tanui. cyg2011. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (2012-06-09). Kenya selects formidable squad for Barcelona – World Junior Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Norah Jeruto Tanui. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (2015-02-12). World cross-country champions put reputations on the line in Nairobi. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Senior outdoor 2016 3000 Metres Steeplechase women. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Botton, Wesley (2016-06-26). Van Niekerk takes 200m title, two more golds for Semenya as African Championships conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 April 2023). "Steeple World Champ Norah Jeruto Suspended for ABP, But Even Her Agent Wants To Know Why She Wasn't Suspended Sooner". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (7 April 2023). "World champion Norah Jeruto suspended for doping". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ Carveth, Jessy (7 November 2023). "Steeplechase World Champion Norah Jeruto Acquitted Of Doping Charges". Marathon Handbook. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Wanda Diamond League Final | Zürich (SUI) | 8th-9th Sept 2021" (PDF). Diamond League. 2021-09-09. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1995 births
- Kazakhstani female steeplechase runners
- Kenyan female steeplechase runners
- Kazakhstani people of Kenyan descent
- Kenyan emigrants to Kazakhstan
- Diamond League winners
- World Youth Championships in Athletics winners
- Doping cases in athletics
- Kenyan sportspeople in doping cases
- Kazakhstani sportspeople in doping cases
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics