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) and the 2022 Chicago Marathon in a personal best of 2:04:24.[1][2] Kipruto also won the 2018 Toronto Marathon (2:05:13) and the 2021 Prague Marathon (2:10:16).[1][3]
![]() 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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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Marathon | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal bests
- Half marathon – 1:00:06 (Prague 2020)
- Marathon – 2:04:24 (Chicago 2022)
References
- "Benson Kipruto Of Kenya Wins Boston Marathon Men's Race". 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- Monti, David (9 October 2022). "Ruth Chepngetich just missed breaking world record at Chicago Marathon 2022". World-Track.org. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news". aims-worldrunning.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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