Conseslus Kipruto

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Not to be confused with Vincent Kipruto.

Conseslus Kipruto
Kipruto at the 2016 Rio Olympics
Personal information
Born (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29)
Eldoret, Kenya
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event3000 m steeplechase
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 3000 m st.
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 3000 m st.
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 3000 m st.
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 3000 m st.
Silver medal – second place 2015 Beijing 3000 m st.
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 3000 m st.
Diamond League
First place 2013 3000 m st.
First place 2016 3000 m st.
First place 2017 3000 m st.
First place 2018 3000 m st.
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava 3000 m st.
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast 3000 m st.
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Asaba 3000 m st.
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 3000 m st.
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lille 2000 m st.

Conseslus Kipruto (born 8 December 1994) is a Kenyan

2019, silver medals in 2013 and 2015, and a bronze in 2022. In 2018, he captured gold medals at the African Championships and Commonwealth Games. He is a four-time Diamond League
winner.

Kipruto was the 2011 World Youth champion in the 2000 m steeplechase, and won the 2012 World Junior title over the longer distance. He ranks second on the all-time junior lists with a time of 8:01.16 minutes. He set his personal best of 8:00.12 at the Birmingham Diamond League event in 2016.

Career

Kipruto quickly rose through the younger categories of the sport, beginning from 2010. He won the Kenyan youth trials in the 2000 m steeplechase with a world-leading mark of 5:29.3 minutes.[1] At the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics he and teammate Gilbert Kiplangat Kirui ran away from the pack from the very start. Kipruto edged out his compatriot with a time of 5:28.65 minutes to take the gold medal and move up to seventh on the all-time youth rankings.[2] He debuted in the 3000 m steeplechase in Europe later that year, running 8:27.30 minutes to win at the Stadionfest Königs Wusterhausen.[3]

Kipruto preparing to race in 2012

At the start of 2012 he entered two high-profile

Memorial van Damme and had a 3000 metres flat best of 7:44.09 minutes at the Rieti Meeting.[3]

Kipruto made his first Kenyan cross country team in 2013. After a win at the

Stephen Cherono
.

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Kenya
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 1st 2000 m st. 5:28.65
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 3000 m st. 8:06.10
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th Junior race 21:40
World Championships Moscow, Russia 2nd 3000 m st. 8:06.37
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 2nd 3000 m st. 8:12.38
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st 3000 m st. 8:03.28 OR
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 1st 3000 m st. 8:14.12
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st 3000 m st. 8:10.08
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st 3000 m st. 8:26.37
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco – 3000 m st. DNF
World Championships
 Doha, Qatar 1st
3000 m st.
 8:01.35
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 3rd 3000 m st. 8:27.92

Circuit wins and titles
3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses

Personal bests

References

  1. ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (8 June 2011). Chepkoech hoping to follow in sister Cherono's footsteps while Kiptum dazzles with 1:45.8 run – Kenyan World Youth Champs trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ Ramsak, Bob (8 July 2011). Boys' 2000m Steeplechase Final – Kipruto and Kirui take 1–2 for Kenya. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Conseslus Kipruto. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  4. European Athletics
    (23 January 2012). Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  5. ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (9 June 2012). Champs to lead Kenyan World Juniors charge. Capital FM. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  6. ^ Minshull, Phil (15 July 2012). Kenya's Kipruto and Kipyegon urge and inspire each other onto success. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  7. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (15 July 2012). Barcelona 2012 – Event Report – Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  8. ^ Kenyans, Nigerian queen excel in Monaco Diamond League athletics meet. PanaPress (21 July 2012). Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  9. ^ 2012 Men's Steeplechase Top Lists. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  10. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (20 January 2013). Birech outsprints Bett, Cherono cruises to victory at Italica meeting. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  11. ^ Gonzàlvez-Amat, Xavier (13 January 2013). Kipruto y Burka ganan en Elgoibar (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  12. ^ Mutuota, Mutwiri (16 February 2013). Rono and Muriuki win Kenyan World Cross Trials in Nairobi. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  13. ^ 2013 World Cross Country Championships – Men's Junior Team Archived 9 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  14. ^ Johnson, Len (18 May 2013). World leads in nine events, four meeting records in Shanghai – IAAF Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.

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