Amos Kipruto

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Amos Kipruto
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Kipruto at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 31)
Sport
Country Kenya
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Doha Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 London Marathon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin Marathon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Marathon
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tokyo Marathon

Amos Kipruto (born 16 September 1992) [1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Kipruto took victory at the 2022 London Marathon.

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Career

In 2016, he won the Rome Marathon, and then the Seoul Marathon a year later. [1]

In 2018, Kipruto earned two medals at the World Marathon Majors, finishing third in Tokyo with a time of 2:06:33 and second in Berlin with 2:06:23. [1]

He claimed the bronze medal in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [2]

Kipruto represented Kenya at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. [3]

He came second at the postponed 2021 Tokyo Marathon in March 2022 in a personal best of 2:03:13, behind only Eliud Kipchoge, who ran 2:02:40. [4] Kipruto secured the biggest win of his career up to that point by winning the 2022 London Marathon held in October with a time of 2:04:39. [5]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2017 Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea1st Marathon 2:05:54
2017 Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands5th Marathon 2:05;43
2019 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic3rd Marathon 2:06:46
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar3rd Marathon 2:10:51
2020 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan Marathon DNF
2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain4th Marathon 2:03:30
World Marathon Majors
2018 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan3rd Marathon 2:06:33
2018 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany2nd Marathon 2:06:23
2020 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan18th Marathon 2:08:00
2022 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan2nd Marathon 2:03:13
2022 London Marathon London, United Kingdom1st Marathon 2:04:39
2023 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany7th Marathon 2:04:49

Source: [1]

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References

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