# Ferguson Rotich > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferguson_Rotich > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ferguson_Rotich.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_Rotich > Source revision: 1331638170 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich | image = Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich 2014.jpg | caption = Rotich in 2014 | nationality = Kenyan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Kericho](/source/Kericho), Kenya | height = 1.85 m | weight = 74 kg | country = Kenya | sport = [Track](/source/Track_and_field) | event = [800 metres](/source/800_metres) | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagicon|KEN}} [Kenya](/source/Kenya_national_athletics_team)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}} {{MedalSilver|[2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)|[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres)}} {{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Athletics_Championships)}} {{MedalBronze|[2019 Doha](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships)|[800 m](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres)}} {{Medal|Competition|[IAAF World Relays](/source/IAAF_World_Relays)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2014 Nassau](/source/2014_IAAF_World_Relays)|[4×800 m relay](/source/2014_IAAF_World_Relays_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_800_metres_relay)}} }} '''Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich''' (born 30 November 1989) is a Kenyan [middle-distance runner](/source/middle-distance_runner) who competes in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres). He has a personal best of 1:42.54 minutes for the event. He represented Kenya at the [2013 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics) and was a gold medallist in the [4×800 metres relay](/source/4%C3%97800_metres_relay) at the [2014 IAAF World Relays](/source/2014_IAAF_World_Relays). At the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics), he won the silver medal, finishing behind his countryman [Emmanuel Korir](/source/Emmanuel_Korir). ==Career== A relative late-comer to the sport, he made his first impact in the 2013 season at the age of 23. He won the 800 m at the [Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar](/source/Meeting_Grand_Prix_IAAF_de_Dakar), setting a personal best of 1:45.40 minutes.Minshull, Phil (13 June 2013). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ayana-caceres-and-stuart-produce-top-marks-in Ayana, Caceres and Stuart produce top marks in Dakar – IAAF World Challenge ]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31. In his first race in Europe, he went under one minute and 45 seconds for the first time to take fourth at the [Golden Spike Ostrava](/source/Golden_Spike_Ostrava).Mulkeen, Jon (27 June 2013). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/world-leads-from-dibaba-and-adams-in-ostrava World lead by Adams, five meeting records broken in Ostrava – IAAF World Challenge]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31. He placed a narrow second to [Anthony Chemut](/source/Anthony_Chemut) at the Kenyan trials in July, improving further to 1:44.38 minutes.Mutuota, Mutwiri (14 July 2013). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/javelin-star-julius-yego-steals-the-show-at-k Javelin star Julius Yego steals the show at Kenyan trials]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31. This led to his selection for the [2013 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics).[http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/world-champions-kiprop-kiplagat-and-kemboi-le World champions Kiprop, Kiplagat and Kemboi lead Kenyan team for Moscow]. IAAF (15 July 2013). Retrieved on 2014-05-31. At the competition, he progressed to the semi-final and initially placed fifth but was disqualified for a lane infringement.[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/14th-iaaf-world-championships-4873/results/men/800-metres/semi-final/result#resultheader 2013 World Championships Men's 1500 metres semi-final]. IAAF. Retrieved on 31 May 2014. He ended the year with two performances on the [2013 IAAF Diamond League](/source/2013_IAAF_Diamond_League) circuit, coming third at both the [Weltklasse Zürich](/source/Weltklasse_Z%C3%BCrich) and the [Memorial Van Damme](/source/Memorial_Van_Damme).Mulkeen, Jon (6 September 2013). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/fraser-pryce-leads-jamaican-sprint-triple-in Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sprint triple in Brussels – IAAF Diamond League]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31. The latter race was the fastest in the year, and Rotich's time of 1:43.22 minutes ranked him as the third fastest in the world that season,[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/middlelong/800-metres/outdoor/men/senior/2013 800 Metres – men – senior – outdoor – 2013]. IAAF. Retrieved on 31 May 2014. making it a rapid rise for the athlete who was unranked in 2012.Jalava, Mirko (1 January 2014). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/middle-distance-review-2013-athletics-iaaf 2013 end-of-year reviews – middle distance]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-05-31. At the first meet of the [2014 IAAF Diamond League](/source/2014_IAAF_Diamond_League) in [Doha](/source/Doha_Diamond_League), he came third.[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=146109&Season=2014&Odd=0 Ferguson Cheruiyot]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 31 May 2014. He was chosen for the [4×800 metres relay](/source/4%C3%97800_metres_relay) team (alongside [Sammy Kibet Kirongo](/source/Sammy_Kibet_Kirongo), [Job Koech Kinyor](/source/Job_Koech_Kinyor) and [Alfred Kipketer](/source/Alfred_Kipketer)) at the inaugural [2014 IAAF World Relays](/source/2014_IAAF_World_Relays) event and leading off for Kenya he helped the team to the gold medal.[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-relays/iaaf-world-relays-5409/news/report-mens-4x800m-final-nassau-2014 Report: Men's 4x800m – Nassau 2014]. IAAF (24 May 2014). Retrieved on 2014-05-31. At the [2015 Athletics Kenya World Championship Trials](/source/2015_Athletics_Kenya_World_Championship_Trials), Rotich shocked world record holder [David Rudisha](/source/David_Rudisha) in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres), beating him by almost half a second to qualify for the [2015 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics). ==International competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- |2013 |[World Championships](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Moscow](/source/Moscow), Russia |2nd (h) |800 m |[1:45.25](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres)Disqualified in the semi-finals |- |rowspan=3|2014 |[IAAF World Relays](/source/2014_IAAF_World_Relays) |[Nassau](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), Bahamas |bgcolor=gold|1st |4 × 800 m relay |[7:08.40](/source/2014_IAAF_World_Relays_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_800_metres_relay) |- |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games) |[Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), United Kingdom |4th |800 m |[1:46.09](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |[African Championships](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Marrakesh](/source/Marrakesh), Morocco |4th |800 m |[1:49.10](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |2015 |[World Championships](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China |4th |800 m |[1:46.35](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |2016 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics) |[Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro), Brazil |5th |800 m |[1:43.55](/source/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |rowspan=2|2017 |[IAAF World Relays](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays) |[Nassau](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), Bahamas |bgcolor=silver|2nd |4 × 800 m relay |[7:13.70](/source/2017_IAAF_World_Relays_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_800_metres_relay) |- |[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[London](/source/London), United Kingdom |15th (sf) |800 m |[1:46.49](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |2018 |[African Championships](/source/2018_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Asaba](/source/Asaba), Nigeria |5th |800 m |[1:46.33](/source/2018_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |2019 |[World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Doha](/source/Doha), Qatar |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |[1:43.82](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |2021 |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics) |[Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |[1:45.23](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |- |2023 |[World Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest](/source/Budapest), Hungary |24th (h) |800 m |[1:46.53](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category}} * {{World Athletics}} * {{Sports-reference}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile}} {{Footer IAAF Diamond League 800 Metres Champions Men}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotich, Ferguson Cheruiyot}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:Kenyan men middle-distance runners Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya Category:World Athletics Championships winners Category:Sportspeople from Kericho County Category:Diamond League winners Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics Category:Olympic silver medalists for Kenya Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ferguson Rotich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_Rotich) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferguson_Rotich?action=history)). 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