Amos Kipruto

Amos Kipruto
	Kipruto at the 2023 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	16 September 1992 (age 31)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
World Championships
World Marathon Majors

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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

International competitions[edit]

Representing Kenya
Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time
2017	Seoul International Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	1st	Marathon	2:05:54
2017	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5th	Marathon	2:05;43
2019	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	3rd	Marathon	2:06:46
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	Marathon	2:10:51
2020	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Marathon	DNF
2020	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	4th	Marathon	2:03:30
World Marathon Majors
2018	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Marathon	2:06:33
2018	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:06:23
2020	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	18th	Marathon	2:08:00
2022	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Marathon	2:03:13
2022	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	1st	Marathon	2:04:39
2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	7th	Marathon	2:04:49

Source:^[1]

Personal bests[edit]

10 kilometres – 28:37 (Bolzano 2019)
Half marathon – 1:00:24 (Gothenburg 2017)
Marathon – 2:03:13 (Tokyo 2022)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Amos KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
^ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
^ Olobulu, Timothy (19 June 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ "Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei Win Tokyo Marathon". Runner's World. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
^ Crumley, Euan (2 October 2022). "Kipruto's closing kick lands him London Marathon prize". AW. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

External links[edit]

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[WAprofile-1] "Amos KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2023.

[men_marathon_results_world_championships_2019-2] "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.

[3] Olobulu, Timothy (19 June 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[4] "Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei Win Tokyo Marathon". Runner's World. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

[5] Crumley, Euan (2 October 2022). "Kipruto's closing kick lands him London Marathon prize". AW. Retrieved 2 October 2022.

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