{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}} {{Distinguish|Rose Cheruiyot Kosgei}} thumb|right|Rose Jerotich 2014 in Schortens '''Rose Jerotich Kosgei''' (born 22 August 1981) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in half marathon and marathon races.
She initially started out as a 1500 metres runner and placed fourth in the event at the World Junior Championships in Athletics in 1996 and 1998, before going on to claim the silver medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics.<ref name=IAAFBio>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=ken/athcode=81090/index.html Rose Kosgei]. IAAF. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref> She was the gold medallist in the 1500 m at the 1997 African Junior Athletics Championships.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afj.htm African Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref> She also competed in cross country running and lifted the junior title at the 1997 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking the team title alongside Priscah Jepleting.<ref>Jones, Sean-Wallace (1997). [http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC97/reports/reportjunior.html Report for Junior races] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110805045418/http://www2.iaaf.org/WXC97/reports/reportjunior.html |date=2011-08-05 }}. IAAF. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref>
After her junior career, she initially focused on running the 5000 metres as a senior, but focused on road running competitions from 2007 onwards.<ref name=IAAFBio/> In 2008, she was runner-up at the Dallas Half Marathon and the Carlsbad 5000<ref>{{cite news|last=Monahan|first=Ian|date=7 April 2008|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/zewdie-prevails-and-cheruiyot-runs-solo-over|title=Zewdie prevails and Cheruiyot runs solo over 5km in Carlsbad|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> She ran a personal best and course record of 1:09:03 hours at the 2009 Prague Half Marathon and then placed third at the Freihofer's Run for Women.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=49988.html|title=Course records fall in Prague - Prague Half Marathon report|publisher=IAAF|date=28 March 2009|accessdate=4 December 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021224127/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=49988.html|archivedate=21 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ramsak|first=Bob|url=http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=50802.html|title=Erkesso takes 5km in Albany|publisher=IAAF|date=31 May 2009|accessdate=4 December 2011|archivedate=7 July 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707140618/http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=50802.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> She was the winner at that year's New York Mini 10K.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=IAAF|date=7 June 2009|url=http://www.iaaf.org/WHM09/news/kind=100/newsid=50970.html|title=Kosgei triumphs over 10km in New York|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713040456/http://www.iaaf.org/WHM09/news/kind=100/newsid=50970.html|accessdate=4 December 2011|archivedate=13 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> After a defence of her title at the Prague Half Marathon,<ref>{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=27 March 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kenyan-double-in-prague-kosgei-defends-her-ti|title=Kenyan double in Prague… Kosgei defends her title|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> her marathon debut came at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in September and she came in eighth place with a time of 2:30:52 hours.<ref>[http://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.php?lang=eng&racecode=47106&lboard=Female&page=0&sizeofpage=20&sortby=place&limit=2000 2010 Toronto Marathon results]. Sportstats. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref>
Kosgei came within a second of her personal best at the RAK Half Marathon, where she finished in fourth place.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hutchings|first=Tim|date=18 February 2011|accessdate=1 May 2016|publisher=IAAF |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/keitany-smashes-half-marathon-world-record-in|title=Keitany smashes Half Marathon World record in Ras Al Khaimah - UPDATED}}</ref> In attempt for a third straight win, she ran at the Prague Half Marathon, but failed to top the podium on this occasion, coming in third place instead.<ref>{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=2 April 2011|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/limo-and-cheromei-shatter-course-records-at-p|title=Limo and Cheromei shatter course records at Prague Half Marathon|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=1 May 2016}}</ref> An outing at the 2011 Hamburg Marathon and although her time of 2:39:40 hours was much slower than her best, she still took sixth place overall.<ref>[http://hamburg.r.mikatiming.de/2011/index.php?pid=list 2011 Hamburg Marathon results]. Hasp Hamburg Marathon. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref>
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