Brimin Kipruto
Olympic athlete
1985 –
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Who is Brimin Kipruto?
Brimin Kipruto is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He was born in Korkitony, Keiyo District. He holds a personal best of 7:53.64 minutes which is the second fastest time ever run, and the African Record.
He won a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of nineteen and improved to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics four years later. A World Championships bronze medallist in 2005, he took his first global title in the steeplechase with a win at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1985
Keiyo District - Also known as
- Brimin Kiprop Kipruto
- Nationality
- Kenya
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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