Josephat Kibet Kiprono (born 1973) is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1996 and won a silver medal finishing behind Italian Stefano Baldini. Kiprono won three marathons in his career: Berlin (1999), Rome (2000), and Rotterdam (2001). His Rotterdam time of 2.06:50 hours which was the best marathon performance in 2001. His personal best in the classic distance is 2:06:44, ran at the 1999 Berlin Marathon.

Kiprono's younger brother Issac Kiprono was also a marathon runner who finished 5th at the 2001 Rotterdam Marathon behind Josephat. He is also related to Kenyan marathoner Josphat Kiprono Menjo.

Kiprono was considered for the 2000 Kenyan Olympic marathon team, but was not ultimately selected.

He is not to be confused with Menjo, his relative; Josephat Machuka Kiprono, who he raced against at the 1996 Zevenheuvelenloop; or (born 1 April 1973), who raced against Machuka at the 1992 IAAF World Cross Country Championships under the name "Josephat Kiprono". On 2 April 1995, Ndeti was 8th in the Paris Marathon while Kiprono won the Cross delle Pradelle race in Italy.

Achievements Representing 1998Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands4thMarathon2:09:11Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany2ndMarathon2:07:271999London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom5thMarathon2:09:48Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany 1stMarathon2:06:442000Rome City MarathonRome, Italy1stMarathon2:08:27Prague MarathonPrague, Czech Republic2ndMarathon2:10:38Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2ndMarathon2:07:292001Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 1stMarathon2:06:50World Championships Edmonton, Canada—MarathonDNFAmsterdam MarathonAmsterdam, Netherlands 2ndMarathon2:07:062002Chunju-Kunsan MarathonGunsan, South Korea2ndMarathon2:15:25JoongAng Seoul MarathonSeoul, South Korea5thMarathon2:09:512003Rotterdam MarathonRotterdam, Netherlands 2ndMarathon2:07:53Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States10thMarathon2:11:302004Xiamen International MarathonXiamen, PR China8thMarathon2:14:57

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