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Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (born 15 March 1982) is a Kenyan professional athlete who specialises in long-distance running, competing in events ranging from 10 km to the marathon. He was the bronze medallist in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich
- 62 kg (137 lb)
- 2012, Marathon, Bronze
- 15 March 1982 (age 41), Keiyo District, Kenya
After spending two years being known as the man who came agonisingly close to breaking the marathon world record, Kenya's Wilson Kipsang made it his own property when he clocked 2:03:23* at the BMW Berlin Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, on Sunday. Kipsang, 31, took 15 seconds off his compatriot Patrick Makau’s mark of 2:03:38, set in ...
Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH, Kenya
- Late Bloomer
- Sound of The Police
- Generous Guy
- Inspired by Tergat
- His Training Partner's Even Quicker
- Taking Care of Business
- Running in The Family
- His Own Boss
- No Slacker
- Big Sipper
“Even at school, with little training, I found I could compete very well. I used to finish in 5000m and 10,000m races at school in the top three. Back then I was not mentally focused to be an athlete,” he tells SPIKES. Kipsang took up running seriously aged 20, and didn't run a marathon until he was 28: when he clocked 2:07:13 in Paris in 2010. “I ...
Prior to taking up running full time, Wilson Kipsang worked as a policeman. He served for three years before his running career took off. You'd imagine he was pretty good at it, especially chasing robbers on foot.
Kipsang's known to regularly pay for tea and lunch for his 40-strong training group. "It is a way of getting togetherness in the group. They are assisting me, but I am also assisting them," he says. "They don’t have much. I might buy them a light lunch of rice, beef, bananas and water.”
Keyna's former marathon world record holder and five-time world cross country champion Paul Tergat was a hero to the young Kipsang. “He inspired me very much, because he was someone well known to me."
One of the other runners in his training group is Geoffrey Mutai: the other fastest marathon man in history. Although Kipsang holds the world record of 2:03:23, Mutai ran 2:03:02 in Boston, on a course deemed illegal for record purposes. “It is a good training combination,” says Kipsang.
Like many East African athletes, Kipsang has a keen eye for business opportunities. He owns a hotel and restaurant in Iten, called the Keellu Resort Centre. Members of the Chinese athletics teams were recent guests, and the restaurant is popular with many of Iten's world-class runners.
Kipsang insists his endurance talent comes from his father, Joseph Rotich. Even today, at the age of 72, his father can still power out a 100km walk. “He can still do it and he can beat me,” says Kipsang.
Wilson Kipsang is self-coached, and has been for much of his career. He has taken the advice of coaches, but feels he operates better without one.
Despite being without a coach, Kipsang trains relentlessly. He runs twice most days, and in an average week racks up about 160km. His longest runs are 40-45km.
On the podium in Berlin, Kipsang was awarded a huge stein of beer. He took a sip, but what SPIKES really wants to know is: did he finish it? "No," he tells us. "Although that drink was actually alcohol free."
Jan 10, 2020 · LONDON (AP) — Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich, the former world record holder for the men’s marathon, has been provisionally suspended for doping violations. The 37-year-old Kenyan was charged with two breaches of anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday.
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Wilson Kipsang KIPROTICH. Team Kenya. Athletics. Olympic Medals. 1 B. Games Participations 1. First Olympic Games London 2012. Year of Birth 1982. Olympic Results.
Used name. Wilson Kipsang•Kiprotich. Born. 15 March 1982 in Keiyo District, Elgeyo-Marakwet (KEN) Measurements. 182 cm / 62 kg. NOC. Kenya. Medals.
