Keneth Kiprop
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| National team | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 May 2005 (age 20) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uganda | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 3000m: 7:50.69 (Bergen, 2023) 5000m: 13:00.49 (Shaoxing, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Keneth Kiprop (born 13 May 2005) is an Ugandan long-distance runner. In 2024, he was a bronze medalist at the World U20 Championships over 5000 metres. In 2025, he became Ugandan national champion in cross country running.[1]
Career
[edit]He finished sixth at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Bathurst.[2] He won the Cardiff Cross Challenge in 2023 and retained the title on the 2024–25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour in November 2024.[3]
On 27 August 2024, he won the bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the men's 5000 metres in Lima, Peru.[4][5]
In February 2025, he ran a time of 29 minutes and 28 seconds to win the Ugandan national cross country championships in Tororo over 10km.[6] He finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres race at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025, in a new personal best time of 13:00.49.[7][8] He also finished fifth in the 5000 metres in Stockholm in June 2025 at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event, part of the 2025 Diamond League.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keneth Kiprop". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "44th World Athletics Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Kiprop retains title, Cherop holds off late challenge at Cardiff Cross". World Athletics. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Eisa runs championship record to retain world U20 5000m title in Lima". World Athletics. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Atukunda, Rogers (28 Aug 2024). "Keneth Kiprop wins Bronze in 5000m at World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima". Softpower.ug. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Mugalu, Jeremiah (February 9, 2025). "Kenneth Kiprop Reflects on Victory at the National Cross Country Championships". The Touchline Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Yangtze River Delta Athletics Diamond Gala". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Atukunda, Rogers (4 May 2025). "Nakaayi wins bronze as Keneth Kiprop records personal best at Shanghai Diamond League". Softpower.ug. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Results - Stockholm Diamond League Bauhaus Galan 2025". Watch Athletics. 15 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.