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Rhonex Kipruto

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Rhonex Kipruto (born 12 October 1999) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. Kipruto won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and was the world record holder for the 10 km road race, until he was stripped of both titles in June 2024 due to “a deliberate and sophisticated doping regime”. Prior to his result being annulled, Kipruto placed third on the half marathon world all-time list. Kipruto was the 2018 World Under-20 10,000 m champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Rhonex Kipruto is the 6,881st most popular athlete (down from 6,346th in 2024), the 168th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 152nd in 2019) and the 127th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 6,881 out of 6,025. Before him are Daniel Dhers, Natalya Voronina, Mahé Drysdale, Rune Glifberg, Julia Lier, and Jessica Fox. After him are Anjelina Lohalith, Liao Qiuyun, Konstantinos Filippidis, Dirk Uittenbogaard, Ana Zaninović, and Akbar Djuraev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 491. Before him are Marino Sato, Dmytro Riznyk, Meerim Zhumanazarova, Fuka Nagano, David Carmo, and Kristian Thorstvedt. After him are Akbar Djuraev, Đorđe Jovanović, Joël Piroe, Adam Gnezda Čerin, Mete Gazoz, and Kim Min-seok.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 168 out of 150. Before him are Rebecca Cheptegei (1991), Belal Mansoor Ali (1988), Milka Chepkorir (1990), Johanna Omolo (1989), Reuben Kosgei (1979), and Micah Kogo (1986). After him are David Powell (null), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), Sharon Cherop (1984), Yasemin Can (1996), Margaret Okayo (1976), and Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 127. Before him are Augustine Kiprono Choge (1987), Moses Mosop (1985), Rebecca Cheptegei (1991), Belal Mansoor Ali (1988), Reuben Kosgei (1979), and Micah Kogo (1986). After him are David Powell (null), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), Sharon Cherop (1984), Yasemin Can (1996), Margaret Okayo (1976), and Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990).

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