Amos Kipruto Explained

Amos Kipruto
Birth Date:	16 September 1992
Nationality:	Kenyan
Country:	Kenya
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long-distance running

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.

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.

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

World Marathon Majors
2017	Seoul International Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	bgcolor=gold	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
2020	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	4th	Marathon	2:03:30
2018	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	3rd	Marathon	2:06:33
2018	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Marathon	2:06:23
2020	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	18th	Marathon	2:08:00
2022	Tokyo Marathon	Tokyo, Japan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Marathon	2:03:13
2022	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon	2:04:39
2023	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	7th	Marathon	2:04:49

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Personal bests

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

Notes and References

Web site: Amos KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile . . 26 September 2023.
Web site: Marathon Men − Final − Results. IAAF. 5 October 2019. 6 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200627234043/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf. 27 June 2020.
Web site: Olobulu. Timothy. 19 June 2021. Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics. 20 June 2021. Capital Sports. en-US.
Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei Win Tokyo Marathon. Runner's World. 6 March 2022. 6 March 2022.
Web site: Crumley . Euan . 2 October 2022 . Kipruto's closing kick lands him London Marathon prize . 2 October 2022 . . en-GB.