{{Short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich | nickname = | image = | imagesize = | caption = <!--| module = {{Infobox person|embed = yes|signature = Bernard Nganga signature.png}}--> | nationality = Kenyan | sport = Athletics | event = 1500 metres | club = | collegeteam = <!--Iona Gaels<ref name="iona">{{cite web |title=Gilbert Kirui - Men's XC/Track & Field |url=https://ionagaels.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/gilbert-kirui/5012 |website=Iona University Athletics |access-date=26 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>--> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|day=15|month=9|year=1995}}<ref name="tilas">{{Tilastopaja|125185}}</ref> | birth_place = | residence = | hometown = <!--Keringet, Kenya<ref name="iona" />--> | retired = | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|cm=171}}<ref name="tilas" /> | weight = {{convert|57|kg|abbr=on}}<ref name="tilas" /> | pb = {{ubl |'''1500m''': 3:32.97 (2016) }} <!-- | nationals = {{ubl |'''2017 NCAA''' |10,000 m, 6th --> <!-- |'''2008 NCAA indoors''' |4 × 400 m, 1st {{GoldMedal}} }} --> | medaltemplates= {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{Flagu|Kenya}}}} <!-- {{MedalCompetition|International athletics competitions}} {{MedalCount |Olympic Games | 9 | 1 | 0 |World Championships|8|1|1 |Pan American Games|2|0|1 |Goodwill Games|3|1|1 | total = yes }} {{MedalCount | 100&nbsp;m | 5|1|1 | 200&nbsp;m | 1|1|1 | 4 × 100&nbsp;m relay | 8|0|0 | Long jump | 8|1|1 }} --> {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2012 Barcelona|1500 m}} {{Medal|Bronze|2014 Eugene|1500 m}} }}

'''Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich''' (born 15 September 1995) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 1500 metres. He is a two-time World Athletics U20 Championships medalist in the 1500 m, in 2012 and 2014.

==Biography== As a 14 year old, Ngetich ran a time of 3:51.00 at altitude for the 1500 metres at the Kenyan national junior championships.<ref name="tilas" />

His first major international competition was at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships, where he set a PB of 3:40.39 in the final to finish 2nd. Ngetich only lost to Hamza Driouch of Qatar, who later served a two-year drug suspension for doping that annulled his 2012 Olympic results, but not his world junior championships result.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mo Farah pictured running with Qatari drug cheat Hamza Driouch |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/athletics/11441027/Mo-Farah-pictured-running-with-Qatari-drug-cheat-Hamza-Driouch.html |website=The Telegraph |access-date=7 October 2023 |language=en |date=27 February 2015}}</ref>

Two years later, Ngetich won another medal at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, this time a bronze losing to countryman Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe and Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin.<ref name="tilas" />

Ngetich ran his personal best time of 3:32.97 at the 2016 KBC Night of Athletics, towed along by Ayanleh Souleiman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suleiman clocks 3:31.68 in his first 1500m outdoors in Hengelo |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/article/9688/suleiman-clocks-3-31-68-in-his-first-1500m-outdoors-in-hengelo |access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> His best finish at a Diamond League meeting was at the 2015 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix, where he finished 2nd in the 1500 m in a photo finish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiplagat claims 1500m iat Shanghai Diamond League meeting |url=https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/kiplagat-claims-1500m-iat-shanghai-diamond-league-meeting_sto4731202/story.shtml |website=www.eurosport.com |access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Personal bests=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Event !! Mark !! Competition !! Venue !! Date |- | 1500 metres || 3:32.97 || KBC Night of Athletics || Heusden, Belgium || 16 July 2016 |- | 3000 metres || 7:44.73{{AthAbbr|i}} || PSD Bank Meeting || Düsseldorf, Germany || 1 February 2017 |} <!-- ===Shot put progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |19.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |19.40 m |Birmingham, United Kingdom |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |19.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |}

===Discus throw progression=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Performance !Venue !Date !World ranking |- |1978 |69.80 m |Amsterdam, Netherlands |7 June |18th |- |1979 |69.40 m |Birmingham, England |8 July |23rd |- |1980 |69.92 m |Paris, France |12 August |10th |- |1981 |63.20 m |Stockholm, Sweden |28 July |41st |}

===Major competitions=== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{Flagu|United States}} |- | 2022 || Puerto Rico International Athletics Classic || Ponce ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.30 <small>(−0.2&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || Irena Szewinska Memorial || Bydgoszcz ||bgcolor=gold|1st || 110 metres hurdles || 13.35 <small>(−0.5&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || USATF Outdoors || Eugene, OR || 4th || 110 metres hurdles || 13.09 <small>(+1.2&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || Istvan Gyulai Memorial || Székesfehérvár || 7th || 110 metres hurdles || 15.73 <small>(+1.0&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | 2022 || NACAC Championships || Freeport, Bahamas ||bgcolor=silver|2nd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.08 <small>(+0.3&nbsp;m/s)</small> |- | 2023 || London Diamond League || London ||bgcolor=cc9966|3rd || 110 metres hurdles || 13.25 <small>(+1.3&nbsp;m/s)</small> |}

===Circuit wins=== *IAAF Diamond League **Athletissima shot put: 2010, 2013, 2014 **Golden Gala discus throw: 2009, 2010 **Herculis shot put: 2008 *ISTAF Berlin shot put: 2010

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==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{World Athletics|14425925}}

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