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Brimin Kipruto
Kenyan middle-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brimin Kipruto (born 31 July 1985) is a Kenyan professional middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Korkitony, Keiyo District. He holds a personal best of 7:53.64 minutes which is the second fastest time ever run, and the African Record.[1] His personal best is only 0.01 of a second behind the world record of former country mate Saif Saaeed Shaheen, who switched national affiliation to Qatar after growing up as Stephen Cherono in the Keiyo District.
![]() Brimin Kipruto at the Rio 2016 Olympics | ||
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Men’s athletics | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | 2008 Beijing | 3000 m st. |
![]() | 2004 Athens | 3000 m st. |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2007 Osaka | 3000 m st. |
![]() | 2011 Daegu | 3000 m st. |
![]() | 2005 Helsinki | 3000 m st. |
![]() | 2015 Beijing | 3000 m st. |
Commonwealth Games | ||
![]() | 2010 Delhi | 3000 m st. |
He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of nineteen and improved to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics four years later. A World Championships bronze medallist in 2005, he took his first global title in the steeplechase with a win at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.