Benson Kipruto

Benson Kipruto (born 17 March 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the 125th Boston Marathon in 2021 (2:09:51) and the 2022 Chicago Marathon in a personal best of 2:04:24.[1][2] Kipruto finished third at both the 2022 and 2023 Boston Marathon with times of 2:07:27 and 2:06:06 respectively.

Benson Kipruto
Benson Kipruto approaching the half way point in the 2021 Boston Marathon which he would go on to win.
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1991-03-17) 17 March 1991
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Marathon Majors
Gold medal – first place2021 BostonMarathon
Gold medal – first place2022 ChicagoMarathon
Silver medal – second place2023 ChicagoMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2022 BostonMarathon
Bronze medal – third place2023 BostonMarathon

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][3]

Personal bests

References
  1. "Benson Kipruto Of Kenya Wins Boston Marathon Men's Race". 11 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. Monti, David (9 October 2022). "Ruth Chepngetich just missed breaking world record at Chicago Marathon 2022". World-Track.org. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  3. "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news". aims-worldrunning.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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