Brimin Kipruto
Brimin Kipruto (born 31 July 1985) is a Kenyan professional middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Korkitony, Keiyo District. He holds a personal best of 7:53.64 minutes which is the second fastest time ever run, and the African Record. His personal best is only 0.01 of a second behind the world record of former county mate Saif Saaeed Shaheen, who switched national affiliation to Qatar after growing up as Stephen Cherono in the Keiyo District.
Brimin Kipruto at the Rio 2016 Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Kenya | ||
| Men’s athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2008 Beijing | 3000 m st. | |
| 2004 Athens | 3000 m st. | |
| World Championships | ||
| 2007 Osaka | 3000 m st. | |
| 2011 Daegu | 3000 m st. | |
| 2005 Helsinki | 3000 m st. | |
| 2015 Beijing | 3000 m st. | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 2010 Delhi | 3000 m st. | |
He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of nineteen and improved to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics four years later. A World Championships bronze medallist in 2005, he took his first global title in the steeplechase with a win at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.