Hillary Ngetich

Kenyan middle-distance runner

1500m: 3:32.97 (2016)

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Kenya
World U20 Championships
	2012 Barcelona	1500 m
	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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[1]

Ngetich ran his personal best time of 3:32.97 at the 2016 KBC Night of Athletics, towed along by Ayanleh Souleiman.^[3] 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.^[4]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Mark	Competition	Venue	Date
1500 metres	3:32.97	KBC Night of Athletics	Heusden, Belgium	16 July 2016
3000 metres	7:44.73i	PSD Bank Meeting	Düsseldorf, Germany	1 February 2017

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hillary Ngetich at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ "Mo Farah pictured running with Qatari drug cheat Hamza Driouch". The Telegraph. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ "Suleiman clocks 3:31.68 in his first 1500m outdoors in Hengelo". Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ "Kiplagat claims 1500m iat Shanghai Diamond League meeting". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.