.jpg) Rengeruk in 2017 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | (1997-05-03)3 May 1997 (age 28) West Pokot County, Kenya |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | Long-distance running |
Medal record | |
Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (born 3 May 1997, Keiyo District) is a Kenyan femalelong-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the women's senior race at the2017 World Cross Country Championships. Rengeruk is the former3000 metresWorld Under-18 champion andWorld U20 Championship silver medallist.
In September 2022, Rengeruk was banned for 10 months commencing April of that year due to the use ofhormone therapy drug.
Rengeruk had her first successes in 2013, winning the Kenyan youth trials race before beating Ethiopia's Berhan Demiesa to take the3000 metres title at the2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1] The following year she placed fifth in the junior race at theAfrican Cross Country Championships, sharing in the team gold. She pre-fixed a win at the Kenyan junior trials with a 3000 m best of 8:53.41 minutes on herIAAF Diamond League debut in Doha.[2] At the2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, however, she was outdone by American home athleteMary Cain, leaving Rengeruk with the silver medal.[3]
Rengeruk's 2015 season was prematurely curtailed and she did not fare well at the2016 African Cross Country Championships, managing only tenth in the junior race that year. She failed to make the top three at the Kenyan junior track trials that June.[4] She emerged a much improved athlete in 2017 running in the senior ranks, starting with runner-up finishes at the Discovery Cross Country and theKenyan Cross Country Championships; she was the only athlete to keep pace withIrene Chepet Cheptai in the national race.[5] The Kenyan women's team was very strong for the2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and Rengeruk took the bronze medal in the senior race as part of a Kenyan sweep of the top six places, where Cheptai was the victor.[6][7] Although Rengeruk won the5000 metres at the Kenyan Police Championships and theKenyan Athletics Championships, she missed out on World Championships selection at the trials meet. She did perform well on the Diamond League circuit, having her first top three finish at thePrefontaine Classic in a personal best of 14:36.80 min, as well as setting a best of 8:32.73 min in the 3000 m at theHerculis meet.[4]
She opened her 2017–18 cross country season with wins at theTuskys Wareng Cross Country andCampaccio.[8]
In 2019, she competed in thesenior women's race at the2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[9] She finished in 12th place.[9]
In September 2022, it was announced that Rengeruk had been banned from athletics for a period of 10 months commencing April 2022 for the use ofhormone therapy drugLetrozole.[10]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 1st | 3000 m | 8:58.74 |
| 2014 | African Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 5th | Junior race | 19:51 |
| 1st | Junior team | 13 pts | |||
| World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | 3000 m | 9:00.53 | |
| 2016 | African Cross Country Championships | Yaoundé, Cameroon | 10th | Junior race | 19,48 |
| 2017 | World Cross Country Championships | Kampala, Uganda | 3rd | Senior race | 32:11 |
| 1st | Senior team | 10 pts | |||
| 2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 5th | 5000 m | 16:04.51 |
| 2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 12th | Senior race | 37:35 |
| 2nd | Senior team | 25 pts | |||
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 5000 m | 15:33.63 | |
| World Athletics Championships | Doha, Qatar | 5th | 5000 m | 14:36.05 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | 5000 m | 14:55.85 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th | 5000 m | 14:59.32 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 5th | 10,000 m | 30:45.04 |
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