Benson Kipruto
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 Kipruto approaching the half way point in the 2021 Boston Marathon which he would go on to win. | |
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| Born | 17 March 1991 Tolilet, Nandi County, Kenya |
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| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Benson Kipruto (born 17 March 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. An Olympic bronze medallist in the marathon, he is a four-time winner of World Marathon Majors, having won the 2021 Boston Marathon, the 2022 Chicago Marathon, 2024 Tokyo Marathon (in a personal best of 2:02:16 where he also set a new course record) and the 2025 New York City Marathon. 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. Kipruto also recorded third-place finishes at the 2022 and 2023 Boston Marathon.
Kipruto is the younger brother of Kenyan long distance runner Dickson Chumba.[1][2]
Career
Having run a personal best of 2:07:11 in March 2018 at the Seoul Marathon, Kipruto won the 2018 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a time of 2:07:24.[1]
In 2021, Kipruto won the Battle of the Teams event in 2021 held in place of the Prague Marathon (2:10:16).[3] In October of the same year, he won the 2021 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:09:51.[4]
He finished third in April's 2022 Boston Marathon as part of an all-Kenyan podium, with a time of 2:07:27.[5] Later in the year Kipruto won a race from the World Marathon Majors for the second time, finishing first in the 2022 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:04:24.[2]
In 2023, Kipruto finished third at April's 2023 Boston Marathon, finishing the course in 2:06:06.[6] His time of 2:04:02 in the 2023 Chicago Marathon was enough for second place behind Kelvin Kiptum, who won the race in a world record time.[7]
Kipruto won the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in a course record time of 2:02:16,[8] later representing Kenya in the Olympic Games, where he won a bronze medal after finishing third in the marathon in a time of 2:07:00.[9] That year Kipruto was shortlisted for the World Athletics Out of Stadium Male Athlete of the Year award,[10] which was eventually won by Tamirat Tola.[11]
Personal bests
- Half marathon – 1:00:06 (Prague 2020)
- Marathon – 2:02:16 (Tokyo 2024)
