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 2021, Kipruto won the Battle of the Teams event in 2021 held in place of the Prague Marathon (2:10:16). 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.
In 2023, Kipruto finished third at April's 2023 Boston Marathon, finishing the course in 2:06:06. 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 YearRacePlaceTime2016Athens Classic Marathon2nd2:13:242017Prague Marathon4th2:09:51Gongju Dong-A Marathon2nd2:07:212018Seoul Marathon3rd2:07:11Toronto Waterfront Marathon1st2:07:242019Boston Marathon10th2:09:532019Toronto Waterfront Marathon4th2:05:132020London Marathon7th2:06:422021Prague Marathon1st2:10:16Boston Marathon1st2:09:512022Boston Marathon3rd2:07:27Chicago Marathon1st2:04:242023Boston Marathon3rd2:06:06Chicago Marathon2nd2:04:022024Tokyo Marathon1st2:02:16Olympic Games3rd2:07:002025Tokyo Marathon7th2:05:46New York City Marathon1st2:08.092026Boston Marathon3rd2:02:50
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