Benson Kipruto
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.
Benson Kipruto approaching the half way point in the 2021 Boston Marathon which he would go on to win. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 March 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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).
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