Amos Kipruto

Amos Kipruto
Kipruto at the 2023 London Marathon
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 DohaMarathon
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place2022 LondonMarathon
Silver medal – second place2018 BerlinMarathon
Silver medal – second place2022 TokyoMarathon
Silver medal – second place2025 ChicagoMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2018 TokyoMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2024 ChicagoMarathon

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.[1]

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.[1]

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]

Kipruto finished fourth in the 2026 London Marathon in 2:01:39, a personal best and an improvement of three minutes from his winning time in 2022.[6] This performance, the joint-seventh-fastest marathon ever, made him the sixth-fastest male marathoner of all time.[7]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Kenya
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2014 Istanbul 15K Istanbul, Turkey 1st 15 km 44:03
2015 Adana Half Marathon Adana, Turkey 2nd Half Marathon 1:01:02
Tarsus Half Marathon Tarsus, Turkey 3rd Half Marathon 1:03:03
Lanling Half Marathon Lanling, China 6th Half Marathon 1:03:19
Mersin 15K Mersin, Turkey 1st 15 km 44:38
2016 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Marathon DNF
Paris Half Marathon Paris, France 2nd Half Marathon 1:01:09
Rome Marathon Rome, Italy 1st Marathon 2:08:12
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 13th Marathon 2:09:08
2017 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Marathon DNF
Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 1st Marathon 2:05:54
Göteborgsvarvet Gothenburg, Sweden 2nd Half Marathon 1:00:24
Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam, Netherlands 5th Marathon 2:05:43
2018 Kolkata 25K Kolkata, India 3rd 25 km 1:15:52
2019 Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 3rd Marathon 2:06:46
World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd Marathon 2:10:51
Memorial Peppe Greco Scicli, Italy 2nd 10 km 29:45
BOclassic Bolzano, Italy 3rd 10 km 28:37
2020 Valencia Marathon Valencia, Spain 4th Marathon 2:03:30
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan – Marathon DNF
2022 Göteborgsvarvet Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Half Marathon 1:00:50
BOclassic Bolzano, Italy 6th 10 km 28:37
2023 Bangsaen21 Half Marathon Bang Saen, Thailand 3rd Half Marathon 1:03:52
2024 10 km de Port-Gentil Port-Gentil, Gabon 3rd 10 km 28:37
2025 Guadalajara Half Marathon Guadalajara, Mexico 4th Half Marathon 1:02:49
Hamburg Marathon Hamburg, Germany 1st Marathon 2:03:46
World Marathon Majors
2018 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 3rd Marathon 2:06:33
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 2nd Marathon 2:06:23
2020 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 18th Marathon 2:08:00
2022 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 2nd Marathon 2:03:13
London Marathon London, United Kingdom 1st Marathon 2:04:39
2023 London Marathon London, United Kingdom – Marathon DNF
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 7th Marathon 2:04:49
2024 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 3rd Marathon 2:04:50
2025 Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2nd Marathon 2:03:54
2026 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 4th Marathon 2:01:39

Source:[1]

Personal bests

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Amos KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Olobulu, Timothy (19 June 2021). "Conseslus, Timothy Cheruiyot out as Kenya names team for Tokyo Olympics". Capital Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei Win Tokyo Marathon". Runner's World. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ↑ Crumley, Euan (2 October 2022). "Kipruto's closing kick lands him London Marathon prize". AW. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Amos KIPRUTO | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Dredge, Mark (27 April 2026). "What Happened At The 2026 London Marathon?". The Running Channel. Retrieved 3 June 2026.


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