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'''Stephen Kiprotich''' (born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner, born in [[Kapchorwa]]. He is the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|2012 Olympic champion]] in the marathon.<ref name=" |
'''Stephen Kiprotich''' (born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner, born in [[Kapchorwa District]]. He is the [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|2012 Olympic champion]] in the marathon, with a winning time of 2:08:01 in hot, sunny, and humid conditions.<ref name="L2012">{{cite web | url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/kiprotich-stephen-1043727// | title=Stephen Kiprotich | publisher=www.london2012.com | accessdate=August 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>NYT [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/13/sports/olympics/ugandan-kiprotich-surges-past-2-kenyans-to-win-marathon-gold.html Ugandan Kiprotich Surges Past 2 Kenyans to Win Marathon Gold] Retrieved on 2010-08-12.</ref> This was the first [[Uganda at the Olympics|Olympic medal for Uganda]] since 1996, the first gold medal since 1972, and the first ever in the marathon.<ref>Miami [http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/08/12/2947920/kiprotich-wins-marathon-for-uganda.html Kiprotich wins marathon for Uganda] Retrieved on 2010-08-12.</ref> |
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He is the youngest of seven children of subsistence farmers from Kapchorwa District, near the Uganda-Kenya border. As a child, he missed three years of elementary school due to an undiagnosed illness. From 2004 to 2006, he quit athletics to concentrate on school. Then, at the age of 17, he moved to the [[Eldoret]] region of [[Kenya]], in the [[Great Rift Valley, Kenya|Rift Valley]], to train for the marathon with [[Eliud Kipchoge]]. He was assisted by A Running Start, a non-profit foundation based in New York.<ref>NYT</ref><ref>Guardian [http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/12/stephen-kiprotich-olympic-marathon Stephen Kiprotich's Olympic marathon win gives Uganda second gold ever] Retrieved on 2010-08-12.</ref> |
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At the age of seventeen he moved to [[Eldoret]], [[Kenya]] to pursue his career as a long distance runner. He is the youngest of seven children. |
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He was inspired in part by [[John Akii-Bua]], the only previous Ugandan gold medalist. |
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Stephen Kiprotich (born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner, born in Kapchorwa District. He is the 2012 Olympic champion in the marathon, with a winning time of 2:08:01 in hot, sunny, and humid conditions.[1][2] This was the first Olympic medal for Uganda since 1996, the first gold medal since 1972, and the first ever in the marathon.[3]
He is the youngest of seven children of subsistence farmers from Kapchorwa District, near the Uganda-Kenya border. As a child, he missed three years of elementary school due to an undiagnosed illness. From 2004 to 2006, he quit athletics to concentrate on school. Then, at the age of 17, he moved to the Eldoret region of Kenya, in the Rift Valley, to train for the marathon with Eliud Kipchoge. He was assisted by A Running Start, a non-profit foundation based in New York.[4][5]
He ran a personal best in the marathon of 2:07:20 in 2011 at the Enschede Marathon in the Netherlands.
He was inspired in part by John Akii-Bua, the only previous Ugandan gold medalist.
References
- ^ "Stephen Kiprotich". www.london2012.com. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
- ^ NYT Ugandan Kiprotich Surges Past 2 Kenyans to Win Marathon Gold Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
- ^ Miami Kiprotich wins marathon for Uganda Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
- ^ NYT
- ^ Guardian Stephen Kiprotich's Olympic marathon win gives Uganda second gold ever Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
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