Abraham Cheroben

Abraham Naibei Cheroben (born 11 October 1992[2]) is a Kenyan born Bahraini long-distance runner who won the Valencia Half Marathon in 2014 and 2015. He finished tenth in the 10,000 m event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3] In 2017 he won the Copenhagen Half in the 4th ever best time for a half marathon: 58.40 min.

Abraham Cheroben
Cheroben at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityBahraini
Born (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)10–25 km
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10,000 m – 27:11.08 (2017)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Bahrain
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta10,000 m
World Championships (HM)
Silver medal – second place2018 ValenciaIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2018 ValenciaTeam

References

  1. Abraham Naibei Cheroben. IAAF
  2. "Abraham CHEROBEN | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  3. "Abraham Naibei Cheroben". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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