Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto

Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto

Personal information
Born	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long distance running, Cross country running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   Kenya World Cross Country Championships 2024 Belgrade Junior team 2024 Belgrade Junior race

Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto (born 24 August 2005) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. ^[1]

Career

He won a bronze medal in the U20 individual, and gold in the U20 team event at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. ^{[2] [3]} He placed third at The Great Chepsaita Cross Country race in 2024. ^[4]

He competed in Europe during the 2024–25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour, winning the Festival du Cross in France and the Cinque Mulini in Italy in November 2024. ^{[5] [6]} He won the Barcelona 5km road race on 31 December 2024. ^[7] He finished second in the overall World Cross Country Tour 2024-25 standings, behind Burundi’s Rodrigue Kwizera. ^[8]

On 16 November 2025, he placed third at the Cross Internacional de Soria, in Spain. ^[9] He was runner-up at the Cinque Mulini in November 2025, the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting in San Vittore Olona, Italy. ^[10] In December, with his world cross country ranking up to third, he won The Great Chepsaita Cross Country in Eldoret. ^[11]

References

1. "Matthew Kipkoech Kipruto". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
2. "Kibathi outsprints Sime to secure U20 title in Belgrade". World Athletics. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
3. Henderson, Jason (27 January 2025). "FitzGerald and Bailey finish top Europeans in Belgrade". Athletics Weekly.
4. "Kipkoech, Ndiema Rise To The Summit At The Great Chepsaita Run". Daily Sport. 6 Dec 2025. Retrieved 7 Dec 2025.
5. "Kenyan men sweep Cinque Mulini as Jebet settles for silver". Mozzartsport.co.ke. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
6. "Teenage sensation Kipruto extends winning streak in Carhaix-Plouguer". Mozzartsport.co.ke. 25 November 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
7. "Chebet smashes world 5km record with 13:54 in Barcelona". World Athletics. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
8. "Battocletti and Kwizera win 2024-2025 World Athletics Cross Country Tour". World Athletics. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
9. "Amebaw dominates while Kipsang outsprints Kwizera in Soria". World Athletics. 16 Nov 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
10. "Battocletti wins on fourth try, Kipsang pips Kwizera in Atapuerca". World Athletics. 23 Nov 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
11. "Kipkoech and Ndiema shine at Great Chepsaita Cross Country Run". World Athletics. 6 Dec 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.