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| Born | 12 October 1999 Keiyo District, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Brother Colm O'Connell | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhonex Kipruto (born 12 October 1999)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Kipruto is the world record holder for the 10 km road race with a time of 26:24, set on 12 January 2020 in Valencia Spain.[2] He also places third on the half marathon world all-time list.[3]
He was the 2018 World Under-20 10,000 m champion.[4]
On 17 May 2023, Kipruto was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit for the use of a prohibited substance/method from his athlete biological passport (ABP) data.[5][6]
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IAAF World Under 20 - Tampere - Rhonex Kipruto KEN 10,000 Metres Men Gold
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"Adizero: Road to Records" - Rhonex Kipruto (KEN) runs 26:43 in 10 km race at adidas Herzo base
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Rhonex Kipruto 26:46 at 2018 Prague Grand Prix 10k (2nd fastest performance in history)
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Rhonex Kipruto after Bronze at 2019 Worlds 10,000m for Kenya
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Career
Rhonex Kipruto's parents are farmers. He grew up in Kombatich and his coach is Colm O'Connell.[7]
2017
In September, 17-year-old Kipruto finished third in the 10 kilometres road race at the Prague Grand Prix with a time of 27:13. It was the first time in history that three men finished inside 27:20 in the same 10 km race.[8]
2018
On 10 February, he placed second in the junior men's run at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships.[9] The following month on 17 March, he participated in the African Cross Country Championships U20 race in Algeria. He won the 8 km run with a time of 25:01.[10] Kipruto then won the UAE Healthy Kidney 10 km in New York City, U.S. on 29 April. While Leonard Komon's (former 10K world record holder) 2011 course record was 27:35 Kipruto finished in 27:08, the fastest 10K on a record-eligible course on US soil.[11]
He went to the World U20 Championships held in Tampere, Finland in July. On 10 July, he won the 10,000 metres title with a time of 27:21.08, a new championship record. Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda (the 2017 U20 cross country world champion) placed second 22 seconds behind and Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia came in third with 27:48.41.[12][13]
On 8 September, Kipruto ran in his third 10K race the second-fastest time in history (behind the Leonard Komon's world record of 26:44 from 2010) with his winning time of 26:46 in Prague.[14][15]
2019
Kipruto won the IAAF Cross Country Permit in Elgoibar on 13 January in a time of 32:05.[16] In February, he placed sixth in the men's senior 10 km race race at the Kenyan Cross Country Championships in Eldoret, finishing 18 seconds behind Amos Kirui's winning time of 29:51. Kipruto then ran in the men's senior race at the World Cross Country Championships held in March in Aarhus, Denmark. He finished sixth in a time of 32:17 out of 144 starters. The run was won by Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) in 31:40 and Jacob Kiplimo placed second in 31:44.[17] However, Kipruto won with Kenya the silver medal in the team ranking behind Uganda and ahead of Ethiopia.[18]
On 4 July, Kipruto won the 10 km Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia, USA with a time of 27:01, breaking the previous course record and setting an all-comers' record (best performance on country's soil).[19] The Association of Road Racing Statisticians describes this race as "Acceptable for ranking, no record quality...".[20] The former course record was set in 1996 with a time of 27:04 by Joseph Kimani. Kipruto's brother Bravin Kiptoo placed second with a time of 27:29, and Kennedy Kimutai finished in third place with 27:54.[21][22] At the Kenyan Championships on 21 August, Kipruto placed second in the 10,000 m in a time of 27:26.34. The race was won by Geoffrey Kamworor in a time of 27:24.76.[23]
- 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar
On 6 October 2019, Kipruto raced the 10,000 m. The winner was Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) in 26:48.36, the runner up was Yomif Kejelcha (Ethiopia) in 26:49.34. Kipruto took the bronze medal with a time of 26:50.32.[24]
2020–present
On 12 January 2020, Kipruto set a 10 km road race world record in Valencia with a time of 26:24. The former world record had been set by Joshua Cheptegei in Valencia on 1 December 2019 with 26:38.[25] Benard Kimeli (Kenya) came in second with 27:12 and Julien Wanders of Switzerland finished in third place in 27:13, a new European record. Kipruto covered the first half in 13:18 and the second one in 13:06. Wanders improved on his own European record by 12 seconds.[26]
At the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July 2021, he finished ninth in the 10,000 m final with a time of 27:52.78.[1]
In March 2022, Kipruto won the New York City Half Marathon in a time of 1:00:30.[1]
Achievements
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
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| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 10,000 m | 27:21.08 CR |
| 2019 | World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 6th | Senior race | 32:17 |
| 2nd | Senior team | 43 pts | |||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 10,000 m | 26:50.32 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 9th | 10,000 m | 27:52.78 |
Personal bests
| Surface | Distance | Time (m:s) | Location | Date | Notes |
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| Track | 3000 metres | 7:48.08 | Cambridge, MA, USA | 19 May 2018 | |
| 5000 metres | 13:07.40 | London, United Kingdom | 20 July 2019 | ||
| 10,000 metres | 26:50.16 | Stockholm, Sweden | 30 May 2019 | ||
| Road | 5 kilometres | 13:18 | Valencia, Spain | 12 January 2020 | |
| 10 kilometres | 26:24 | Valencia, Spain | 12 January 2020 | World record | |
| Half marathon | 57:49 | Valencia, Spain | 6 December 2020 | 3rd athlete all time |
Information taken from World Athletics profile.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Rhonex KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "All-time men's best 10km road race". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "All-time men's best half-marathon". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Competition documents" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (17 May 2023). "Rhonex Kipruto, 10K world record holder, suspended on doping allegations". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (17 May 2023). "World 10km record holder Rhonex Kipruto suspended for suspected doping". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Rhonex Kipruto: Slowly by Slowly | Spikes". spikes.iaaf.org. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Kipruto and Chemutai aim to top podium in their return to Prague". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Athletics Kenya National Cross Country Championships" (PDF).
- ^ "Clasificaciones de AFRICA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP 2018". sportmaniacs.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Rhonex Kipruto Breaks U.S. All-Comers 10K Record in 27:08 at Healthy Kidney".
- ^ "10,000 Metres Result | IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Kiplimo captures Uganda's first world cross gold – IAAF World Championships Kampala 2017". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Teen phenom Rhonex Kipruto just misses 10km world record in Prague". AW. 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Kipruto threatens world 10 km record at Prague Grand Prix". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Kipruto and Obiri dominate in Elgoibar| News". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Senior Race Result | IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Senior Race Team Standings | IAAF World Cross Country Championships Aarhus 2019". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Kenyan Rhonex Kipruto wins AJC Peachtree Road Race".
- ^ "ARRS – Race: Peachtree Road Race". more.arrs.run. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "AJC Peachtree Road Race". www.athlinks.com. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Weekly, Race Results (4 July 2019). "With a $50,000 Bonus on the Line, Course Records Fall at 50th Peachtree Road Race". Runner's World. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Kenias Langstreckler bereit für Showdown mit Äthiopiern bei der WM". Mainova Frankfurt Marathon (in German). 21 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Cheptegai holt 10.000-m-Gold für Uganda: Nachrichten und aktuelle News aus Holzminden und dem Weserbergland". www.tah.de. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Joshua Cheptegei breaks 10km road world record in Valencia". BBC Sport. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ race-news -service.com (13 January 2020). "10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso 2020: Rhonex Kipruto läuft in Valencia 10-km-Weltrekord". runnersworld.de (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2020.
External links
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