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Keneth Kiprop
Ugandan long-distance runner (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keneth Kiprop (born 13 May 2005) is an Ugandan long-distance runner. In 2024, he was a bronze medalist at the World U20 Championships over 5000 metres. In 2025, he became Ugandan national champion in cross country running.[1]
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Career
He finished sixth at the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships U20 race in Bathurst.[2] He won the Cardiff Cross Challenge in 2023 and retained the title on the 2024–25 World Athletics Cross Country Tour in November 2024.[3]
On 27 August 2024, he won the bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the men's 5000 metres in Lima, Peru.[4][5]
In February 2025, he ran a time of 29 minutes and 28 seconds to win the Ugandan national cross country championships in Tororo over 10km.[6] He finished in fifth place in the 5000 metres race at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event in China on 3 May 2025, in a new personal best time of 13:00.49.[7][8] He also finished fifth in the 5000 metres in Stockholm in June 2025 at the 2025 BAUHAUS-galan event, part of the 2025 Diamond League.[9] He was selected for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, but did not qualify for the final.[10][11]
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