Collins Kipruto

Kenyan middle-distance runner (born 1994)

  • 2023 Kenyan Champs
  •  • 800m, 7th
Personal bests
  • 800m: 1:43.95 (2021)
  • 800m sh: 1:45.39 (2022)
Updated on 1 January 2024

Collins Kipruto (born 12 April 1994) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres. He was the overall winner of the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour in the 800 m.

Biography

Collins is from Nyahururu, Kenya where he is a Kenya Wildlife Service officer in addition to his athletics career.[2]

At the 2019 Penn Relays, Kipruto anchored the winning Kenyan sprint medley relay team with a 1:47.16 split.[4][5] This performance led to him qualifying for the 2019 IAAF World Relays, where he competed in the new mixed 2 × 2 × 400 m relay with women's teammate Eglay Nafuna Nalyanya. The team finished 4th across the line, but was later disqualified due to Nalyanya accidentally stepping inside the track.[6]

Kipruto was a regular on the 2020 World Athletics Indoor Tour series, which concluded in February 2020. By virtue of winning the 800 m at the Copernicus Cup, Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, and the Villa de Madrid Indoor Meeting, Kipruto was the overall Tour winner in the 800 m category.[1]

In March 2021, Kipruto criticised Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta's COVID-19 policies requiring athletes to train alone, saying that they would negatively affect his preparations for international competitions.[7]

At the February 2022 Meeting de l’Eure, Kipruto held off Noah Kibet to win the 800 m in a meeting record of 1:47.05.[8] With the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships qualifying standard achieved, Kipruto was targeting a podium finish, stating that he knew a win would not be easy considering the competition such as American athlete Craig Engels.[9] At the World Indoor Championships, Kipruto finished fourth in his heat and did not qualify for the finals.[1]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event Mark Place Competition Venue Date Ref
800 metres 1:43.95 1st place, gold medalist(s) Meeting Pro Athlé Tour de Marseille Marseille, France 9 June 2021 [1]
800 metres (short track) 1:45.39 1st place, gold medalist(s) Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom 19 February 2022 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Collins Kipruto at Tilastopaja (registration required)
  2. ^ a b "Kipruto eyeing good show at Tokyo pre-trials". pd.co.ke.
  3. ^ "RRM Online Guide - Collins Kipruto". RRM Online Guide.
  4. ^ "2019 USA vs. the World Men Sprint Medley". Penn Relays.
  5. ^ "Kipruto thrilled by world championship qualification". Mozzart Sport.
  6. ^ "Koech wants more respect for sprints as Kenyans wilt on Day One". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Double world indoor 800m champion Collins Kipruto thinks the new Covid-19 measures will negatively affect athletes preparations for international events". My Best Runs.
  8. ^ "Kenyan Collins Kipruto breaks 800m meet record in France". Daily Nation. 15 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Take Track and Field series seriously, Kipruto urges youngsters". The Star.

External links

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