Benson Kipruto

Benson Kipruto
Benson Kipruto approaching the half way point in the 2021 Boston Marathon which he would go on to win.
Personal information
Born (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991 (age 33)
Tolilet, Nandi County, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place 2021 Boston Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2022 Chicago Marathon
Gold medal – first place 2024 Tokyo Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2023 Chicago Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Boston Marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Boston Marathon

Benson Kipruto (born 17 March 1991) is a Kenyan 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]

  1. ^ "Benson Kipruto Of Kenya Wins Boston Marathon Men's Race". 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news". aims-worldrunning.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.