Stephen Kiprop

Stephen Kiprop (born September 8, 1999 ) is a Kenyan long-distance runner . At the age of 19, he ran the half marathon in 58:42 minutes, which was the fifth-best time ever on this route at the time.

Kiprop has been competing in international road races since 2018. This year, in addition to the 15 kilometers from Le Puy-en-Velay in 42:16 min, he also won the half marathons in Venlo (59:44 min), Olomouc (1:00:15 h) and Ústí nad Labem (59:41 min). At the end of October he was fourth in the Valencia half marathon , in which Abraham Kiptum set a world record that was later revoked for doping, in 59:21 minutes. In February of the following year he set Bedan Karoki's course record in 58:42 minutes at the RAK half marathon and at that time, minus Kiptum's time lost later, was fifth on the all-time world best list . Two months later, he came third in the Prague half marathon in 59:20 minutes, and in September in 1:02:32 hours in the Great Scottish Run .

Personal bests

• 10,000 m: 28: 46.9 min, March 16, 2019 in Tambach
• 15 km: 41:48 min, February 8, 2019 in Ra's al-Khaimah (intermediate time)
• 20 km: 55:46 min, February 8, 2019 in Ra's al-Khaimah (intermediate time)
• Half marathon: 58:42 min, February 8, 2019 in Ra's al-Khaimah

Half marathon - world best list (excerpt)

(As of March 14, 2020)

1. 58:01 min, Geoffrey Kamworor , Copenhagen , September 15, 2019 
2. 58:23 min, Zersenay Tadese , Lisbon , March 21, 2010 
3. 58:33 min, Samuel Kamau Wanjiru , The Hague , March 17, 2007 
4. 58:33 min, Jemal Yimer , Valencia , October 28, 2018 
5. 58:40 min, Abraham Cheroben , Copenhagen , September 17, 2017 
6. 58:42 min, Bedan Karoki , Ra's al-Khaimah , February 9, 2018 
7. 58:42 min, Eric Kiptanui , Berlin , April 8, 2018 
8. 58:42 min, Stephen Kiprop , Ra's al-Khaimah , February 8, 2019 
9. 58:44 min, Abadi Hadis , Valencia , October 28, 2018 
10. 58:46 min, Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio , Philadelphia , September 18, 2011 

Web links

• Stephen Kiprop in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Kiprop equals course record, Teferi clocks fastest debut at Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon (Report on Kiprop's victory in Ra's al- Khaimah , February 8, 2019, English)
• Stephen Kiprop, Julien Wanders and Sanbere Teferi wrote history at the 2019 RAK half marathon, A view from Kenya (Report on Kiprop's victory in Ra's al-Khaimah , February 12, 2019, English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kiprop equals course record, Teferi clocks fastest debut at Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon. In: worldathletics.org. February 8, 2019, accessed March 4, 2020 .