fbpx
Wikipedia

Boniface Toroitich Kiprop

Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (born 12 October 1985 in Kapchorwa District) is a track and field athlete from Uganda.

Boniface Toroitich Kiprop
Personal information
Born (1985-10-12) 12 October 1985 (age 38)
Kapchorwa District, Uganda
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)5000 metres, 10,000 metres
Medal record

His older brother Martin Toroitich is also a runner, who has featured at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Boniface Kiprop is coached by Giuseppe Giambrone and he is actually making part of the Tuscany Training Camp project.

Career edit

At the 2001 African Junior Championships in Mauritius, he competed in the 5000 and 10000 metres, finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. Two years later the championships were held in Cameroon, and he won both events. At the 2003 All-Africa Games he finished 4th in 10000 metres and 6th in 5000 metres. At the 2003 World Championships in Paris he missed the 5000 metres final. However, he won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.

At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Grosseto, Italy, he won the 10000 metres race and was 5th in 5000 metres. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he finished fourth in the final of the 10,000 metres. He again finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships, but won a silver medal over 5000 metres at the 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final.

In 2006 he won the 10,000 metres race at the Commonwealth Games.

In August 2004 he set a new 10000 metres World Junior Record, 27:04.00 at the Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels. The record was broken by Samuel Wanjiru at the same meeting the next year.[1] Kiprop also holds Ugandan records in 3000, 5000 and 10000 metres.

At the 2007 All-Africa Games he was fifth in 10000 metres.

He finished 10th at 10000 metres at the 2007 World Championships.

References edit

  1. ^ IAAF, November 17, 2009: World Records ratified

External links edit

  • Boniface Toroitich Kiprop at World Athletics  
  • IAAF, August 25, 2007: Focus on Africa - Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA)


boniface, toroitich, kiprop, born, october, 1985, kapchorwa, district, track, field, athlete, from, uganda, personal, informationborn, 1985, october, 1985, kapchorwa, district, ugandasportsporttrack, fieldevent, 5000, metres, metresmedal, record, athleticsrepr. Boniface Toroitich Kiprop born 12 October 1985 in Kapchorwa District is a track and field athlete from Uganda Boniface Toroitich KipropPersonal informationBorn 1985 10 12 12 October 1985 age 38 Kapchorwa District UgandaSportSportTrack and fieldEvent s 5000 metres 10 000 metresMedal record Men s athleticsRepresenting UgandaCommonwealth Games2006 Melbourne 10 000 mHis older brother Martin Toroitich is also a runner who has featured at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships Boniface Kiprop is coached by Giuseppe Giambrone and he is actually making part of the Tuscany Training Camp project Career editAt the 2001 African Junior Championships in Mauritius he competed in the 5000 and 10000 metres finishing 1st and 2nd respectively Two years later the championships were held in Cameroon and he won both events At the 2003 All Africa Games he finished 4th in 10000 metres and 6th in 5000 metres At the 2003 World Championships in Paris he missed the 5000 metres final However he won a bronze medal in the 10 000 m at the 2003 Afro Asian Games At the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Grosseto Italy he won the 10000 metres race and was 5th in 5000 metres He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country There he finished fourth in the final of the 10 000 metres He again finished fourth at the 2005 World Championships but won a silver medal over 5000 metres at the 3rd IAAF World Athletics Final In 2006 he won the 10 000 metres race at the Commonwealth Games In August 2004 he set a new 10000 metres World Junior Record 27 04 00 at the Memorial Van Damme meeting in Brussels The record was broken by Samuel Wanjiru at the same meeting the next year 1 Kiprop also holds Ugandan records in 3000 5000 and 10000 metres At the 2007 All Africa Games he was fifth in 10000 metres He finished 10th at 10000 metres at the 2007 World Championships References edit IAAF November 17 2009 World Records ratifiedExternal links editBoniface Toroitich Kiprop at World Athletics nbsp IAAF August 25 2007 Focus on Africa Boniface Kiprop Toroitich UGA nbsp This biographical article relating to Ugandan athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boniface Toroitich Kiprop amp oldid 1183990536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.