Josphat Kiprono Menjo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Josphat Kiprono Menjo
Occupation	Long-Distance Runner
Date Of Birth	Aug 20, 1979(1979-08-20)
Age	45
Country	Kenya
Birth City	Kapsabet
Horoscope	Leo

Josphat Kiprono Menjo Biography

Josphat Kiprono Menjo is one of the most popular and richest Long- Distance Runner who was born on August 20, 1979 in Kapsabet, Kenya. Josphat Kiprono Menjo (born 20 August 1979) is a Kenyan long-distance athlete who is specialized in road and track.

Menjo’s first international major win was in the 5000m during the 2007 All- Africa Games, where he was awarded a silver medal in the race behind Moses Kipsiro. Kipsiro was able to make a comeback to beat Menjo to win the gold medal by an amount in the range of .13 seconds. He competed in the 10,000-meter race in the 2007 World Championships and finished in eighth position. Menjo was the winner of his first race, the San Silvestre Vallecana road race on the 31st of December 2007.

He returned to the continental stage with another fifth place at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics and he continued his road success in Spain with consecutive wins at the Cursa de Bombers in 2008 and 2009. Entering into his thirties, Menjo had a career breakthrough in 2010, recording many personal bests: he won the Cursa Bombers in 27:04 minutes to become the joint third fastest over the distance and ran 26:56.74 for the 10,000 m – the fastest by any athlete that year.

Continuing his rapid improvement, Menjo again lowered his 5000 m personal best to 12:55.95 in Turku, Finland. He ran a 3:53.62 mile in Joensuu, Finland to set a personal best on 22 August 2010. He continued his success in Finland with a win in the Tilastopaja Cup at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium, recording a personal best and world-leading time of 26:56.74. With a highly successful track season behind him, he entered the Portugal Half Marathon in Lisbon and set a personal best of 1:01:42 to take second place behind road specialist Tadese Tola. He signed up for the Belgrade Race Through History in October and broke the meet record, beating Eliud Kipchoge to win on the difficult 6 km course. He was second to Teklemariam Medhin at the Cross Valle de Llodio. He was invited to the Zatopek 10,000 metres and won the race with the fastest time since Luke Kipkosgei’s race record run in 1998.

He tried longer distances during the Valladolid Half Marathon and placed third in the race of 2004 with a time of 1:04,09. He was selected for his first national squad in the year 2006 with an impressive third place finish in the 5K in the Kenyan championships. As a Kenyan, he was fifth in the 5000m at the African Championships in 2006. African Championships

Josphat Kiprono Menjo Net Worth

Josphat Kiprono Menjo is one of the richest Long-Distance Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Josphat Kiprono Menjo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born from Kapsabet, Kenya, Josphat Kiprono Menjo was educated in Kapkechui primary school. He was later admitted to Chemundu secondary school. He graduated in 1998. He was determined to continue his education and was hoping to become an educator. He worked on the maize farm of his father’s farm for four seasons prior to being called into military service in the year 2002.

An athletics enthusiast who was a relative latecomer, Menjo began competing around 2002. He first represented his nation in the African Championships in Athletics, which he placed fifth in the 5000 meters. Silver medals in the race in the 2007 All-Africa Games was followed by finishing eighth on the international stage, competing in the 10,000 meters during the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He took home in the San Silvestre Vallecana 10K race towards the close of the year.

At the 2008 African Championships in Athletics he finished fifth in the 5000 m. He was the winner of the 2008 Cross de San Sebastián and took consecutive victories at the Almond Blossom Cross Country race in 2008 and 2009. He also won twice in a row at the Cursa de Bombers 10K race with wins in 2008 and 2009.

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Josphat Ranked on the list of most popular Long-Distance Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Josphat Kiprono Menjo celebrates birthday on August 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Josphat Kiprono Menjo

1. Josphat Kiprono Menjo is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
2. He was born on May 4, 1985.
3. Menjo has won several international races, including the Paris Half Marathon.
4. His personal best time for the half marathon is 59:51 minutes.
5. Menjo also holds a personal best time of 27:04 minutes in the 10,000 meters race.
6. He has competed in major marathons such as Boston and Chicago.
7. In 2010, he won the B.A.A Distance Medley series title.
8. Menjo has been sponsored by Nike and Adidas throughout his career.
9. He retired from professional running in 2016 to focus on coaching young athletes.
10. Menjo currently resides in Iten, Kenya where he operates a training camp for runners.