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Stephen Kiprotich

1989 - Today

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Stephen Kiprotich ("KIP-roh-tich", born 27 February 1989) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is an Olympic marathon champion, having won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. Kiprotich also won a gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. After Ethiopia's Gezahegne Abera, he is the second person to follow an Olympic marathon title with a world championship gold medal for the same event. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stephen Kiprotich is the 3,380th most popular athlete (up from 3,490th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Uganda (down from 31st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ugandan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Stephen Kiprotich ranks 3,380 out of 6,025. Before him are Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, Alexander Os, Jean Galfione, Marta Domínguez, Ruth Jebet, and Caterine Ibargüen. After him are José Ramos, Svetlana Goncharenko, Chen Yanqing, Bevan Docherty, Björn Ferry, and Peder Fredricson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Stephen Kiprotich ranks 412. Before him are Eugénie Le Sommer, Daniella Monet, Alexander Petrov, Sterling Knight, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, and Kōhei Uchimura. After him are Reina Tanaka, Aljamain Sterling, Aron Gunnarsson, Gabriel Torje, Anna Veith, and Ronela Hajati.

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In Uganda

Among people born in Uganda, Stephen Kiprotich ranks 33 out of 55. Before him are John Mugabi (1960), Amama Mbabazi (1949), Gita Ramjee (1956), David Kato (1964), Irshad Manji (1968), and Davis Kamoga (1968). After him are Pione Sisto (1995), Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922), Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984), Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka (1970), Jacob Kiplimo (2000), and Winnie Byanyima (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In Uganda

Among athletes born in Uganda, Stephen Kiprotich ranks 5. Before him are John Akii-Bua (1949), Joshua Cheptegei (1996), Lee Jun-ho (null), and Davis Kamoga (1968). After him are Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (1984), Jacob Kiplimo (2000), Peruth Chemutai (1999), Halimah Nakaayi (1994), Victor Kiplangat (1999), Solomon Mutai (1992), and Dorcus Inzikuru (1982).

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