Rhonex Kipruto

Rhonex Kipruto
Kipruto in 2018
Personal information
Born (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 24)
Keiyo District, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Coached byBrother Colm O'Connell
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
World Championships
Disqualified 2019 Doha 10,000 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 10,000 m

Rhonex Kipruto (born 12 October 1999)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner. Kipruto won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and was the world record holder for the 10 km road race, until he was stripped of both titles in June 2024 due to “a deliberate and sophisticated doping regime”.[2][3] Prior to his result being annulled, Kipruto placed third on the half marathon world all-time list.[4]

Kipruto was the 2018 World Under-20 10,000 m champion.[5]

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.[6][7] On 5 June 2024, the AIU announced that he had been banned for six years.[3]

  1. ^ "Rhonex KIPRUTO – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "All-time men's best 10km road race". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "2-time Peachtree Road Race winner, world record holder banned for doping". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "All-time men's best half-marathon". alltime-athletics.com. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Competition documents" (PDF). media.aws.iaaf.org.
  6. ^ Dickinson, Marley (17 May 2023). "Rhonex Kipruto, 10K world record holder, suspended on doping allegations". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  7. ^ Ingle, Sean (17 May 2023). "World 10km record holder Rhonex Kipruto suspended for suspected doping". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

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