ROTICH Ferguson Cheruiyot

Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: KERICHO

Birth Country:

Kenya

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's 800m	2

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Round 1 - Heat 1	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Semi-Final 3	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Track	Men's 800m Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	800m
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	5th (1:43.55)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	800m
2019	Doha, QAT	3rd (1:43.82)
2017	London, GBR	SF (1:46.49)
2015	Beijing, CHN	4th (1:46.35)
2013	Moscow, RUS	SF (DQ)

World Relays

Year	Location	4 x 800m	2 x 2 x 400m Relay
2021	Chorzow, POL	-	2nd (3:41.79)
2017	Nassau, BAH	2nd (7:13.70)	-

African Championships

Year	Location	800m
2018	Asaba, NGR	5th (1:46.33)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	800m	1000m	1500m
2021	1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 4th	-	-
2020	1 x 1st, 1 x 4th, 1 x 8th	-	-
2019	1 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 2 x 4th	-	1 x 16th
2018	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 1 x 4th	1 x 1st	1 x 13th
2017	2 x 3rd, 2 x 5th, 1 x 10th	-	-

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
1	2021	800m	Stockholm, SWE	1:43.84
1	2020	800m	Doha, QAT	1:44.16
1	2019	800m	London, GBR	1:43.14
1	2018	1000m	Stockholm, SWE	2:14.88
2	2021	800m	Doha, QAT	1:44.45
2	2019	800m	Monaco, MON	1:42.54
2	2019	800m	Lausanne, SUI	1:43.93
2	2018	800m	Rome, ITA	1:44.74
3	2018	800m	Brussels, BEL	1:45.28
3	2017	800m	Paris Saint-Denis, FRA	1:44.37
3	2017	800m	Shanghai, CHN	1:45.17

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2020	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Nairobi, KEN	1:44.78
1	2020	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Chorzow, POL	1:45.30
2	2021	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	1:44.59
5	2021	800m	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	1:45.58

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2018	1500m	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	3:33.21
10	2019	1500m	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	3:37.97

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Daughter Chantel

Languages spoken:

Julius Kirwa [national], KEN

General Interest

General
RIO DISRUPTION
At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro he said his performances were disrupted by an incident that saw Kenyan sprint coach John Anzrah sent home from the Games by Kenya's National Olympic Committee. "It first disrupted my training [in Rio]. Running starts from the athlete's psychology and once you are destabilised you cannot perform. I regret because I was in great shape going to the Olympics and I know I should have brought home a medal." (citizentv.co.ke, 20 Aug 2016; independent.co.uk, 11 Aug 2016)

NAME CHANGE
Born Simon Cheruiyot Rotich, he changed his name to Ferguson in honour of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. "I'm a keen fan of the team and their winning mentality, and that is why I chose to be known as Ferguson." (capitalfm.co.ke, 26 Jul 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/rotich.ferguson

Legend

:: Silver Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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