Boniface Toroitich Kiprop

Boniface Toroitich Kiprop

Kiprop, wearing number 116
Personal information
Born	(1985-10-12) 12 October 1985 Kapchorwa District, Uganda
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Medal record Men's athletics Representing Uganda Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne 10,000 m

Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (born 12 October 1985) is a Ugandan long-distance runner.

His older brother Martin Toroitich is also a runner, who has featured at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Boniface Kiprop is coached by Giuseppe Giambrone.

Career

At the 2001 African Junior Championships in Mauritius, he competed in the 5000 and 10000 metres, finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. Two years later the championships were held in Cameroon, and he won both events. At the 2003 All-Africa Games he finished 4th in 10000 metres and 6th in 5000 metres. At the 2003 World Championships in Paris he missed the 5000 metres final. However, he won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.

At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Grosseto, Italy, he won the 10000 metres race and was 5th in 5000 metres. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he finished fourth in the final of the 10,000 metres. He again finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships, but won a silver medal over 5000 metres at the 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final.

In 2006, he won the 10,000 metres race at the Commonwealth Games.

In August 2004, he set a new 10000 metres World Junior Record, 27:04.00 at the Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels. The record was broken by Samuel Wanjiru at the same meeting the next year. Kiprop also holds Ugandan records in 3000, 5000 and 10000 metres.

At the 2007 All-Africa Games he was fifth in 10000 metres.

He finished 10th at 10000 metres at the 2007 World Championships.

External links

• Boniface Toroitich Kiprop at World Athletics
• IAAF, August 25, 2007: Focus on Africa - Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA)