1938 - 2022
Wilson Arap Chuma Kiprugut (1938 – 1 November 2022) was a Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico Olympics and won two medals in the 800 metres event; in 1964 he also ran 400 metres, but failed to reach the final. He was the first person from Kenya ever to win an Olympic medal.At the 1962 Commonwealth Games, Kiprugut was part of the Kenyan 4 × 440 yards relay team which finished fifth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilson Kiprugut has received more than 30,412 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilson Kiprugut is the 1,691st most popular athlete, the 35th most popular biography from Kenya and the 15th most popular Kenyan Athlete.
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Among athletes, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 1,691 out of 3,059. Before him are Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Jutta Kirst, Naoko Takahashi, Jefferson Pérez, Dagmar Käsling, and Willie Applegarth. After him are Yelena Nikolayeva, Ryszard Parulski, Leif Jenssen, Christine Arron, Randy Williams, and Silvio Leonard.
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,685
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 1,686
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1,687
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1,688
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 1,689
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 1,690
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 1,691
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,692
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,693
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,694
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,695
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,696
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,697
Among people born in 1938, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 508. Before him are Neville Lederle, Peter Westbury, Ernie Pieterse, Arthur Scargill, Terry Wogan, and Eduard Ivanov. After him are Ryszard Parulski, Darrall Imhoff, Sultan Rahi, Sam Nunn, Les Murray, and Kathy Kirby. Among people deceased in 2022, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 409. Before him are Enrique Rodríguez, Janusz Kupcewicz, Jason David Frank, András Törőcsik, P. J. O'Rourke, and Kathleen Booth. After him are John Powell, Mike Hagerty, Leslie Jordan, Billy Bingham, Bobby Rydell, and Faouzi Mansouri.
1938 - 2019
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 502
1938 - 2015
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 503
1938 - 2017
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 504
1938 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 505
1938 - 2016
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 506
1938 - 2012
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 507
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 508
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 509
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 510
1938 - 1996
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 511
1938 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 512
1938 - 2019
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 513
1938 - 2011
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 514
1951 - 2022
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 403
1955 - 2022
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 404
1973 - 2022
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 405
1955 - 2022
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 406
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.81
Rank: 407
1922 - 2022
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 408
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 409
1947 - 2022
HPI: 38.41
Rank: 410
1954 - 2022
HPI: 38.37
Rank: 411
1955 - 2022
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 412
1931 - 2022
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 413
1942 - 2022
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 414
1956 - 2022
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 415
Among people born in Kenya, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 35 out of 140. Before him are Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Ben Jipcho (1943), Paddy Lowe (1962), Moses Kiptanui (1970), John Ngugi (1962), and Tom Mboya (1930). After him are Daniel Rudisha (1945), Michael Olunga (1994), Noah Ngeny (1978), Julius Kariuki (1961), Naftali Bon (1945), and Catherine Ndereba (1972).
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 29
1943 - 2020
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 30
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 31
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 32
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 33
1930 - 1969
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 34
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 35
1945 - 2019
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 36
1994 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 37
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 38
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 39
1945 - 2018
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 40
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 41
Among athletes born in Kenya, Wilson Kiprugut ranks 15. Before him are Munyoro Nyamau (1942), Charles Asati (1946), Dennis Kipruto Kimetto (1984), Ben Jipcho (1943), Moses Kiptanui (1970), and John Ngugi (1962). After him are Daniel Rudisha (1945), Noah Ngeny (1978), Julius Kariuki (1961), Naftali Bon (1945), Catherine Ndereba (1972), and Douglas Wakiihuri (1963).
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 9
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 10
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 11
1943 - 2020
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 12
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.36
Rank: 13
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 14
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 15
1945 - 2019
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 16
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.26
Rank: 18
1945 - 2018
HPI: 37.10
Rank: 19
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 20
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 21