Wilson Kiprop

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wilson Kiprop
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Apr 14, 1987(1987-04-14)
Age	37
Birthplace	Uasin Gishu
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Aries

Wilson Kiprop Biography

Wilson Kiprop is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on April 14, 1987 in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. Wilson Kiprop (born 14 April 1987 in Soi, Uasin Gishu District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who is a specialist in the 10,000 m as well as the half-marathon. Kiprop was named the World Champion during the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 2010, and was also the gold medalist in 10,000 meters in the 2010 African Championships in Athletics.

The following year, he was chosen for the 10,000-meter race at the 2010 World Championships, but had to pull out due to injury. He returned to competition in November, and took the top spot at the Tuskys Wareng Cross Country. He finished the year by running in the BOClassic 10K. He only came second behind Edwin Soi.

In his first race of 2013, he won the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon, equalling his best of 59:15 minutes. He had a poor showing at the Hamburg Marathon, coming fifteenth in 2:19:20 hours, then failed to finish at the Kenyan 10,000 m trials. He won July’s Giro di Castelbuono 10K, narrowly edging Atanaw Ayalew at the line. He failed to finish the 10,000 m Kenyan Trials and missed the 2013 World Championships in Athletics as a result. Instead he focused on the road and won the Portugal Half Marathon in October with a course record of 1:00:19 hours. He was in the top three at the Giro al Sas, BOclassic and Delhi Half Marathon that year.

He began 2014 with his second career win at the Discovery Kenya Cross.

After winning the Lille Half Marathon in September with his fastest time of 59:34. He then devoted on training for 2010. IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Nanning. He defeated the titleholder, Zersenay Tadese, breaking his unbeaten streak of four years in Nanning.

Wilson Kiprop Net Worth

Wilson Kiprop is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wilson Kiprop 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began to compete at the highest stage in the year 2008 and was able to win events throughout Italy (cross and race on the road) and training in the hands of two Italian coaches, Renato Canova and Gabriele Nicola. He was the champion in 2008 at the Cross della Vallagarina and the Corrida di San Geminiano. In the following year, he won his first Vallagarina race for the second time, and finished first in the Eurocross and Trofeo Sant’Agata races.

In 2009, a calf injury prevented him from participating for six months, however, he was able to overcome the issue by training in the gym and doing a small time of exercising. He also worked on his running technique and started the season of 2010 with the intention of running the marathon in the spring. After his first appearance at the Prague Marathon (where he ran in a time of 2:09:09 minutes) and winning the Paris Half Marathon, Kiprop switched to running at 10,000 meters. The win over the distance in the Kenyan Championships was unexpected, and his time (27:26.93) beat the world’s most efficient performance at altitude by nearly 18 seconds. Following his performance, Wilson was selected for the African Championships in Nairobi, where he took home the 10,000 m gold medal over Moses Ndiema Kipsiro.

He defeated marathoner Geoffrey Mutai to win the Discovery Kenya Cross Country at the start of 2012. Despite being the pre-race favourite for the Berlin Half Marathon, he was beaten into second place by the lesser-known Denis Koech, although he ran a personal best time of 59:15 minutes. He secured his first place on the Kenyan Olympic team at the 2012 Prefontaine Classic, winning the 10,000 m trial race with a personal best of 27:01.98 minutes. Despite this strong performance, he failed to finish the distance when it came to the 2012 Olympic 10,000 metres final.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Wilson Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Wilson Kiprop celebrates birthday on April 14 of every year.