Benson Kipruto
 Benson Kipruto approaching the half way point in the 2021 Boston Marathon which he would go on to win. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1991 Tolilet, Nandi County, Kenya |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Medal record | |
Benson Kipruto (born 17 March 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the 125th Boston Marathon in 2021 (2:09:51), the 2022 Chicago Marathon (2:04:24) and the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in a personal best of 2:02:16, where he also set a new course record. Kipruto finished third at both the 2022 and 2023 Boston Marathon with times of 2:07:27 and 2:06:06 respectively.
In 2023, he finished second in the 2023 Chicago Marathon, with a personal best time of 2:04:02, 3 minutes behind compatriot Kelvin Kiptum who broke the Marathon world record.
He won the 2018 Toronto Waterfront Marathon (2:07:24) and the 2021 Prague Marathon (2:10:16).[1][2]
Personal bests
[edit]- Half marathon – 1:00:06 (Prague 2020)
- Marathon – 2:02:16 (Tokyo 2024)
Notable marathon results
[edit]Results taken from IAAF Profile[3]
| Year | Race | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Athens Classic Marathon | 2nd | 2:13:24 |
| 2017 | Praha Marathon | 4th | 2:09:51 |
| Gongju Dong-A Marathon | 2nd | 2:07:21 | |
| 2018 | Seoul Marathon | 3rd | 2:07:11 |
| Toronto Waterfront Marathon | 1st | 2:07:24 | |
| 2019 | Boston Marathon | 10th | 2:09:53 |
| 2019 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | 4th | 2:05:13 |
| 2020 | London Marathon | 7th | 2:06:42 |
| 2021 | Prague Marathon | 1st | 2:10:16 |
| Boston Marathon | 1st | 2:09:51 | |
| 2022 | Boston Marathon | 3rd | 2:07:27 |
| Chicago Marathon | 1st | 2:04:24 | |
| 2023 | Boston Marathon | 3rd | 2:06:06 |
| Chicago Marathon | 2nd | 2:04:02 | |
| 2024 | Tokyo Marathon | 1st | 2:02:16 |
| Olympic Games | 3rd | 2:07:00 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Benson Kipruto Of Kenya Wins Boston Marathon Men's Race". 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news". aims-worldrunning.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Benson Kipruto". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
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