# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gladys-cherono
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:30:18.344Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gladys-cherono"
name: "Gladys Cherono"
slug: "gladys-cherono"
description: "Gladys Cherono Kiprono is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in track and road running events. She became the first woman to win both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres at the African Championships in 2012. She is a three-time winner of the Berlin Marathon and the 8th fastest women marathoner of all time."
tagline: "Kenyan long distance runner"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gladys_Cherono_2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1983-05-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           40.85
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.93668133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump