 Brimin Kipruto at the Rio 2016 Olympics | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Kenya
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| Men's athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2008 Beijing | 3000 m st. |
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2004 Athens | 3000 m st. |
| World Championships | ||
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2007 Osaka | 3000 m st. |
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2011 Daegu | 3000 m st. |
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2005 Helsinki | 3000 m st. |
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2015 Beijing | 3000 m st. |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | 3000 m st. |
Brimin Kipruto (born 31 July 1985) is a Kenyan professional middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Korkitony, Keiyo District. He holds a personal best of 7:53.64 minutes which is the second fastest time ever run, and the African Record.[1] His personal best is only 0.01 of a second behind the world record of former country mate Saif Saaeed Shaheen, who switched national affiliation to Qatar after growing up as Stephen Cherono in the Keiyo District.
He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of nineteen and improved to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics four years later. A World Championships bronze medallist in 2005, he took his first global title in the steeplechase with a win at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.
- ^ 3000 Metres Steeplechase All Time. IAAF (2010-09-07). Retrieved on 2011-01-09.