Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1995-09-15) September 15, 1995[1]
Height171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2012 Barcelona1500 m
Bronze medal – third place2014 Eugene1500 m

Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich (born 15 September 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres. He is a two-time World Athletics U20 Championships medalist in the 1500 m, in 2012 and 2014.

Biography

As a 14 year old, Ngetich ran a time of 3:51.00 at altitude for the 1500 metres at the Kenyan national junior championships.[1]

His first major international competition was at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships, where he set a PB of 3:40.39 in the final to finish 2nd. Ngetich only lost to Hamza Driouch of Qatar, who later served a two-year drug suspension for doping that annulled his 2012 Olympic results, but not his world junior championships result.[2]

Two years later, Ngetich won another medal at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, this time a bronze losing to countryman Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe and Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin.[1]

Ngetich ran his personal best time of 3:32.97 at the 2016 KBC Night of Athletics, towed along by Ayanleh Souleiman.[3] His best finish at a Diamond League meeting was at the 2015 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, where he finished 2nd in the 1500 m in a photo finish.[4]

Statistics

Personal bests

EventMarkCompetitionVenueDate
1500 metres3:32.97KBC Night of AthleticsHeusden, Belgium16 July 2016
3000 metres7:44.73iPSD Bank MeetingDüsseldorf, Germany1 February 2017

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Hillary Ngetich at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ↑ "Mo Farah pictured running with Qatari drug cheat Hamza Driouch". The Telegraph. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Suleiman clocks 3:31.68 in his first 1500m outdoors in Hengelo". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kiplagat claims 1500m iat Shanghai Diamond League meeting". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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