Amos Kipruto

Amos Kipruto

Kipruto at the 2023 London Marathon
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32)
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya World Championships 2019 Doha Marathon World Marathon Majors 2022 London Marathon 2018 Berlin Marathon 2022 Tokyo Marathon 2018 Tokyo Marathon

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

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

International competitions

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

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

References

1. "Amos KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
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.

External links

• Amos Kipruto at World Athletics
• Amos Kipruto at Olympics.com
• Amos Kipruto at Olympedia