Boaz Kiprugut

Boaz Kiprugut

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800m, 1500m
Medal record Athletics Representing Kenya African Championships 2024 Douala 1500 m

Boaz Kiprugut (born 18 May 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics over 1500 metres. ^[1]

Career

He was a bronze medalist over 1500 metres at the 2017 African U20 Championships over 1500 metres. ^[2]

He was a pacemaker at the 2023 Bislett Games as Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new European record over 1500 metres. ^[3] He was also a pacemaker as Ingebrigtsen broke the world record in the men’s 2000 metres at the Brussels Diamond League meeting in September 2023. ^[4]

He was a finalist over 1500 metres at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in May 2024, placing third, and was a finalist over that distance at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in June 2024. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

He was bronze medalist in the 1500 metres behind his compatriot Brian Komen in Douala, Cameroon at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics. ^[8] He was a pacemaker as Ingebrigtsen won the 1500m Diamond League final in Brussels in September 2024. ^[9]

References

1. "Boaz Kiprugut". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
2. "Mneria defends Prisons cross country title". 8 Jan 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
3. "At Oslo Diamond League, Ingebrigtsen Delivers Again - RRW". Runnerspace. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
4. "Jakob Ingebrigtsen's World Record Highlights Historic Day at Brussels Diamond League Meet". Runnersworld. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
5. "Olympic silver medalist Cheruiyot storms AK National Champs 1500m final". Citizen.digital. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
6. "Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
7. "National Trials for the XXXIII Olympics Games". World Athletics. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
8. Onyatta, Omondi (June 26, 2024). "'Cometh The Man, Cometh The Hour' – Komen Clinches African Title In Cameroon". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
9. "Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes third straight Diamond League title in chaotic 1,500m final". Running Magazine. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.