Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich

Who is Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich?

Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in long-distance running, competing in events ranging from 10 km to the marathon. He was the bronze medallist in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is the current world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:03:23, which he set at the 2013 Berlin Marathon. He has run under 2 hours 5 minutes for the marathon on five separate occasions.

Kipsang is a two-time winner of the Frankfurt Marathon and has also won the London and Berlin Marathons. He holds the twelfth best time over the half marathon distance. He won the 2014 London Marathon in a record time of 2 hours 4 minutes and 29 seconds.