Vincent Kipruto
Vincent Kipruto (born September 13, 1987 ) is a Kenyan marathon runner .
After finishing third in the Reims Marathon 2008 in 2:08:16 h at his premiere over the 42.195 km distance , he caused a surprise at the 2009 Paris Marathon when he won one of the fastest runs of the History prevailed against five other runners who stayed below 2:07. With 2:05:47, Kipruto broke the old course record from 2003 by 46 seconds. In the fall he finished third in the Chicago Marathon .
The following year he was eleventh in the Abu Dhabi half marathon, third in the Rotterdam marathon and fifth in Chicago.
In 2011, after a second place in Rotterdam at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, he won the silver medal with a time of 2:10:06. The following year he was sixth at Roma - Ostia . He finished 13th in the London Marathon and ninth in the Hengshui Marathon .
In 2013 he finished second in the Egmond Half Marathon and won the Lake Biwa Marathon , the Lille Half Marathon and the Frankfurt Marathon .
On January 2, 2016, he won the Xiamen Marathon with a time of 2:10:18 h.
Personal bests
- Half marathon : 1:00:19 h, September 5, 2015, Lille
- Marathon: 2:05:13 h, April 11, 2010, Rotterdam
Web links
- Vincent Kipruto in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ↑ IAAF: 2:05:47 course record for Kipruto in Paris, five others under 2:07 . April 5, 2009
- ^ IAAF: Kipruto out-sprints Jufar to win Lake Biwa Marathon . March 3, 2013
- ^ IAAF: Kipruto and Kilel make it a Kenyan double at Frankfurt Marathon . October 27, 2013
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| SURNAME | Kipruto, Vincent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1987 |