1. Stephen Kiprotich is a Ugandan long-distance runner.
21 Facts About Stephen Kiprotich
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Stephen Kiprotich is an Olympic marathon champion, having won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
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Stephen Kiprotich became 2012 Olympic champion with a winning time of 2:08:01 in hot, sunny, and humid conditions.
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Stephen Kiprotich won the Moscow IAAF Championship marathon on 17 August 2013.
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Stephen Kiprotich is the youngest of seven children of subsistence farmers from Kapchorwa District, near the Uganda-Kenya border.
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Stephen Kiprotich was assisted by A Running Start, a non-profit foundation based in New York.
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Stephen Kiprotich ran a personal best in the marathon of 2:07:20 in 2011 at the Enschede Marathon in the Netherlands, which set a new course record for the Enschede Marathon and a new Ugandan record.
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Stephen Kiprotich finished third in the 2012 Tokyo Marathon with a time of 2:07:50.
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Stephen Kiprotich was inspired in part by John Akii-Bua, the only previous Ugandan Olympic gold medallist, who won the 400 metres hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany setting a new world record in the process.
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Stephen Kiprotich then went on to win the London 2012 Olympic Marathon, ahead of Kenyan runners Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, who finished second and third, respectively.
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In 2012, Stephen Kiprotich won the Nile Special-Uspa Sports Personality of the Year award, the Ugandan sports award.
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In 2015, Stephen Kiprotich appeared in Jayant Maru's film SIPI the movie, a Ugandan produced film.
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In 2016, Stephen Kiprotich ran in his second Olympic marathon at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games; Kiprotich, the defending champion, finished 14th in 2:13:32 in a race won by Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge.
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Stephen Kiprotich finished 17th in a race won by Kenya's Geoffrey Kamworor.
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Stephen Kiprotich went on to finish second in both the Hamburg Marathon and Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:07:31 and 2:07:10, respectively.
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In 2019, Stephen Kiprotich was third in the Hamburg Marathon in 2:08:31 and represented Uganda in the men's marathon at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar.
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Stephen Kiprotich finished 18th in 2:15:04 in a race won by Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa.
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Stephen Kiprotich was the first Ugandan to finish, beating Geoffrey Kusuro and Ugandan national record holder Felix Chemonges.
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Stephen Kiprotich was selected for the Ugandan team in the men's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Stephen Kiprotich is expected to compete in August 2021 alongside teammates, Fred Musobo and Felix Chemonges.
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Stephen Kiprotich is a member of the NN Running Team and trains in Kapchorwa, Uganda.