Wilson Arap Chuma Kiprugut (1938 – 1 November 2022) was a Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner. He competed at the 1964 Tokyo and 1968 Mexico Olympics and won two medals in the 800 metres event; in 1964 he also ran 400 metres, but failed to reach the final.[1] He was the first person from Kenya ever to win an Olympic medal.[2][3]
Kenyan sprinter and middle-distance runner (1938–2022)
Wilson Arap Chuma Kiprugut
Kiprugut in 1968
Personal information
Born
1938(1938) Kericho, British Kenya
Died
(aged84) Kericho, Kenya
Height
1.78m (5ft 10in)
Weight
71kg (157lb)
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
400 m, 800 m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
400 m: 46.6 (1965) 800 m: 1:44.57 (1968)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Kenya
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City
800m
1964 Tokyo
800m
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston
880yd
All-Africa Games
1965 Brazzaville
400m
1965 Brazzaville
800m
At the 1962 Commonwealth Games, Kiprugut was part of the Kenyan 4 × 440 yards relay team which finished fifth.[4] At the 1966 Commonwealth Games, he won the 880 yards silver medal. He won two gold medals (in the 400 and 800 metres) at the inaugural All-Africa Games in 1965.[5]
In 2010, he won the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year award.[6]
Kiprugut grew up in Kericho and began running as a child while at Kaptebeswet Primary School and Sitotwet Intermediate School.[2] His talent was first identified when he ran at the East and Central African Championships – an event where he won no less than three 880-yard titles.[7]
Kiprugut died on 1 November 2022, at the age of 84.[8]
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