13 Facts About Lawrence Cherono

Lawrence Cherono was born on August 7,1988 and is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

Lawrence Cherono is currently the 8th fastest marathon performer of all time with his 2:03:04 clocking at the 2020 Valencia Marathon.

In 2024, Lawrence Cherono received a seven year competition ban backdated to 2022 following an admission of breaching anti-doping rules.

Lawrence Cherono clocked 2:04:06 to win the Amsterdam Marathon on October 21,2018.

Lawrence Cherono won the Amsterdam Marathon in 2017, running a time of 2:05:09, setting the course record, which he broke in 2018.

On 15 April 2019, Lawrence Cherono won the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:07:57.

Lawrence Cherono out-sprinted two-time Boston winner and World Championship Silver medalist Lelisa Desisa on the final block of Boylston Street.

On 13 October 2019, Lawrence Cherono won the 2019 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:05:45.

Lawrence Cherono out-kicked three other runners in the final 200 meters to win the race.

In 2020 Lawrence Cherono raced the Valencia Marathon, where he placed 2nd in a new personal best time of 2:03:04.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games men's marathon Lawrence Cherono placed 4th getting out sprinted by Abdi Nageeye and Bashir Abdi, while Eliud Kipchoge won.

On July 16,2022, Lawrence Cherono was suspended from major marathons after testing positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication listed on the 2022 World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List as a metabolic modulator and performance-enhancing drug.

Lawrence Cherono received a four-year ban for the use and presence of Trimetazidine and a four-year ban for tampering with the rules.