Benson Kipruto
Benson Kipruto (born 17 March 1991) is a Kenyan
Benson Kipruto
long-distance runner. He won the 125th Boston
Marathon in 2021 (2:09:51), the 2022 Chicago
Marathon (2:04:24) and the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in a
personal best of 2:02:16, where he also set a new
course record. Kipruto finished third at both the 2022
and 2023 Boston Marathon with times of 2:07:27 and
2:06:06 respectively.
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.
He won the 2018 Toronto Waterfront Marathon
(2:07:24) and the 2021 Prague Marathon
(2:10:16).[1][2]
Personal bests
Benson Kipruto approaching the half way point
Half marathon – 1:00:06 (Prague 2020) in the 2021 Boston Marathon which he would
Marathon – 2:02:16 (Tokyo 2024) go on to win.
Personal information
Notable marathon results Born 17 March 1991
Tolilet, Nandi County, Kenya
Results taken from IAAF Profile[3] Sport
Country Kenya
Sport Athletics
Event Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Marathon
World Marathon Majors
2021 Boston Marathon
2022 Chicago Marathon
Year Race Place Time 2024 Tokyo Marathon
2016 Athens Classic Marathon 2nd 2:13:24 2023 Chicago Marathon
Praha Marathon 4th 2:09:51 2022 Boston Marathon
2017 2023 Boston Marathon
Gongju Dong-A Marathon 2nd 2:07:21
Seoul Marathon 3rd 2:07:11
2018
Toronto Waterfront Marathon 1st 2:07:24
2019 Boston Marathon 10th 2:09:53
2019 Toronto Waterfront Marathon 4th 2:05:13
2020 London Marathon 7th 2:06:42
Prague Marathon 1st 2:10:16
2021
Boston Marathon 1st 2:09:51
Boston Marathon 3rd 2:07:27
2022
Chicago Marathon 1st 2:04:24
Boston Marathon 3rd 2:06:06
2023
Chicago Marathon 2nd 2:04:02
Tokyo Marathon 1st 2:02:16
2024
Olympic Games 3rd 2:07:00
References
1. "Benson Kipruto Of Kenya Wins Boston Marathon Men's Race" (https://boston.cbslocal.co
m/2021/10/11/benson-kipruot-boston-marathon-mens-winner-kenya-125th-2021/). 11
October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
2. "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news" (https://archive.today/20210724
123159/https://aims-worldrunning.org/articles/1751-prague-marathon-battle-of-the-teams.ht
ml). aims-worldrunning.org. Archived from the original (https://aims-worldrunning.org/article
s/1751-prague-marathon-battle-of-the-teams.html) on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October
2021.
3. "Benson Kipruto" (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/benson-kipruto-14758213).
World Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
External links
Benson Kipruto (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14758213) at World Athletics
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