Benson Kipruto

Benson Kipruto (born 17 March 1991) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. An Olympic bronze medallist in the marathon, he is a four-time winner of World Marathon Majors, having won the 2021 Boston Marathon, the 2022 Chicago Marathon, 2024 Tokyo Marathon (in a personal best of 2:02:16 where he also set a new course record) and the 2025 New York City Marathon. In 2023, he finished second in the 2023 Chicago Marathon, with a personal best time of 2:04:02, 3 minutes behind compatriot Kelvin Kiptum who broke the Marathon world record. Kipruto also recorded third-place finishes at the 2022 and 2023 Boston Marathon.

Personal life Kipruto is the younger brother of Kenyan long distance runner Dickson Chumba.

Career Having run a personal best of 2:07:11 in March 2018 at the Seoul Marathon, Kipruto won the 2018 Toronto Waterfront Marathon in a time of 2:07:24. In October of the same year, he won the 2021 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:09:51.

He finished third in April's 2022 Boston Marathon as part of an all-Kenyan podium, with a time of 2:07:27. Later in the year Kipruto won a race from the World Marathon Majors for the second time, finishing first in the 2022 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2:04:24. His time of 2:04:02 in the 2023 Chicago Marathon was enough for second place behind Kelvin Kiptum, who won the race in a world record time.

Kipruto won the 2024 Tokyo Marathon in a course record time of 2:02:16, later representing Kenya in the Olympic Games, where he won a bronze medal after finishing third in the marathon in a time of 2:07:00. That year Kipruto was shortlisted for the World Athletics Out of Stadium Male Athlete of the Year award, which was eventually won by Tamirat Tola.

Personal bests Half marathon – 1:00:06 (Prague 2020) Marathon – 2:02:16 (Tokyo 2024)

Notable marathon results Results taken from IAAF Profile