Boaz Kiprugut
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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800m, 1500m | ||||||||||||||
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Boaz Kiprugut (born 18 May 1998) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He was a bronze medalist at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics over 1500 metres.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a bronze medalist over 1500 metres at the 2017 African U20 Championships over 1500 metres.[2]
He was a pacemaker at the 2023 Bislett Games as Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a new European record over 1500 metres.[3] He was also a pacemaker as Ingebrigtsen broke the world record in the men’s 2000 metres at the Brussels Diamond League meeting in September 2023.[4]
He was a finalist over 1500 metres at the Kenyan Athletics Championships in May 2024, placing third, and was a finalist over that distance at the Kenyan Olympic Trials in June 2024.[5][6][7]
He was bronze medalist in the 1500 metres behind his compatriot Brian Komen in Douala, Cameroon at the 2024 African Championships in Athletics.[8] He was a pacemaker as Ingebrigtsen won the 1500m Diamond League final in Brussels in September 2024.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boaz Kiprugut". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Mneria defends Prisons cross country title". 8 Jan 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "At Oslo Diamond League, Ingebrigtsen Delivers Again - RRW". Runnerspace. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Jakob Ingebrigtsen's World Record Highlights Historic Day at Brussels Diamond League Meet". Runnersworld. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Olympic silver medalist Cheruiyot storms AK National Champs 1500m final". Citizen.digital. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan Championships". World Athletics. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "National Trials for the XXXIII Olympics Games". World Athletics. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ Onyatta, Omondi (June 26, 2024). "'Cometh The Man, Cometh The Hour' – Komen Clinches African Title In Cameroon". Capitalfm.co.ke. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Jakob Ingebrigtsen takes third straight Diamond League title in chaotic 1,500m final". Running Magazine. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
