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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Rhonex Kipruto is the 5,908th most popular athlete (up from 6,364th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 113th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 5,908 out of 6,025Before 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 413Before him are Danilo, Stanley Nsoki, Meerim Zhumanazarova, Fuka Nagano, David Carmo, and Kristian Thorstvedt. After him are Akbar Djuraev, Mete Gazoz, Kim Min-seok, Saori Takarada, Hwang Dae-heon, and Goga Bitadze.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 150 out of 150Before him are Richard Limo (1980), Halima Aden (1997), Timothy Cheruiyot (1995), Geoffrey Mutai (1981), Reuben Kosgei (1979), and Micah Kogo (1986). After him are David Powell (null), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), Sharon Cherop (1984), Yasemin Can (1996), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990), and Amos Kipruto (1992).

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 113Before him are Kaan Kigen Özbilen (null), Richard Limo (1980), Timothy Cheruiyot (1995), Geoffrey Mutai (1981), Reuben Kosgei (1979), and Micah Kogo (1986). After him are David Powell (null), Paul Kipsiele Koech (1981), Sharon Cherop (1984), Yasemin Can (1996), Polat Kemboi Arıkan (1990), and Amos Kipruto (1992).