 Jeruto at the2022 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Norah Jeruto Tanui |
| Nationality |
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| Born | (1995-10-02)2 October 1995 (age 29) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kazakhstan (since 2022) |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 3000 m steeplechase,Long-distance running |
| Club | Altay Athletics |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbests | 3000 m s'chase: 8:53.02NR (Eugene 2022) |
Medal record | |
Norah Jeruto Tanui (Kazakh:Нора Джеруто Тануй, born 2 October 1995[1]) is aKazakhstani (formerly Kenyan)long-distance runner specialising in thesteeplechase. She won the gold medal in the3000 metres steeplechase at the2022 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 the2016 African Championships in Athletics.
She was the2021 Diamond League 3000 m steeplechase champion. Currently Jeruto is an athlete of Altay Athletics club (professional track and field club) in Kazakhstan.
Her international debut came at the2011 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 the2000 metres steeplechase at the2011 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 the2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, as well as a bronze in the3000 metres flat.[5] She missed out on selection for the2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6]
She set a3000 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 the2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, but did not compete.[8]
After a runner-up performance at theKenyan Athletics Championships, setting a best of 9:28.5 minutes behindLydia Rotich, Jeruto made her senior international debut at the2016 African Championships in Athletics.[9] A personal best run of 9:25.07 minutes at the competition brought her the steeplechase gold medal and achampionship record.[10]
Despite her ranking, she didn't participate at2020 Tokyo Olympics, because she was still waiting for her Kazakhstan citizenship which she obtained on 30 January 2022.[1]
On May 28, 2022, at thePrefontaine Classic inEugene, Oregon (third stop of theDiamond 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 sameHayward Field in Eugene.[11]
In April 2023, she was provisionally suspended by theAthletics Integrity Unit for the use of an unidentified prohibited substance/method from herbiological passport (ABP) data.[12] Jeruto's explanation of COVID-19 and ulcers affecting blood samples was deemed plausible and she was acquitted with the suspension lifted in November 2023.[13]CAS confirmed the decision in 2024.[14]
Jeruto placed ninth in the final of the steeplechase at the2024 Olympics.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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Representing Kenya | |||||
| 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 | 6:16.41WYL | |
| Commonwealth Youth Games | Douglas, Isle of Man | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:24.02 | |
| 1st | 2000 m s'chase | 6:28.10GR | |||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 9:25.07CR |
Representing Kazakhstan | |||||
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:53.02CRNR |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 9th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:08.97 |
2021[15]
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African Champions in women's3000 metres steeplechase | |
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