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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rhonex Kipruto has received more than 126,544 page views. His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Rhonex Kipruto is the 6,356th most popular athlete, the 152nd most popular biography from Kenya and the 115th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 6,356 out of 6,025Before him are Mikael Backlund, Shanieka Ricketts, Alejandra Orozco, Avishag Semberg, Rikuto Tamai, and Ymkje Clevering. After him are Liudmyla Luzan, Andreas Kuffner, Yemaneberhan Crippa, Kou Lei, Reruhi Shimizu, and Emmanuel Wanyonyi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 458Before him are Ellesse Andrews, Laura Omloop, Peruth Chemutai, Madina Taimazova, Dwight McNeil, and Polo G. After him are Nassim Boujellab, Pol Lozano, Igor Diveyev, Romane Dicko, Georgia Stanway, and Carlos Martínez.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 152 out of 150Before him are Ali Kaya (1994), Isaac Kimeli (1994), Abel Mutai (1988), David Powell (null), Ruth Jebet (1996), and Nicholas Bett (1990). After him are Emmanuel Wanyonyi (2004), Amos Kipruto (1992), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), Sharon Cherop (1984), Eunice Sum (1988), and Sally Kipyego (1985).

Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Rhonex Kipruto ranks 115Before him are Ali Kaya (1994), Isaac Kimeli (1994), Abel Mutai (1988), David Powell (null), Ruth Jebet (1996), and Nicholas Bett (1990). After him are Emmanuel Wanyonyi (2004), Amos Kipruto (1992), Ruth Chepng'etich (1994), Sharon Cherop (1984), Eunice Sum (1988), and Sally Kipyego (1985).