Boniface Toroitich Kiprop (born 12 October 1985) is a Ugandan

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Personal life

His older brother Martin Toroitich is also a runner, who has featured at the

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. Boniface Kiprop is coached by Giuseppe Giambrone.

Career

At the 2001 African Junior Championships in

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, he competed in the 5000 and 10000 metres, finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. Two years later the championships were held in

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, and he won both events. At the

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he finished 4th in 10000 metres and 6th in 5000 metres. At the 2003 World Championships in

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he missed the 5000 metres final. However, he won a bronze medal in the 10,000 m at the

2003 Afro-Asian Games The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport event held in Hyderabad, India, from 24 October (ex ...

. At the

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, he won the 10000 metres race and was 5th in 5000 metres. He competed at the

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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

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. In August 2004, he set a new 10000 metres World Junior Record, 27:04.00 at the

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meeting in

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. The record was broken by

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at the same meeting the next year.IAAF, November 17, 2009
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/ref> Kiprop also holds Ugandan records in 3000, 5000 and 10000 metres. At the

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he was fifth in 10000 metres. He finished 10th at 10000 metres at the 2007 World Championships.

References

External links

* *IAAF, August 25, 2007
Focus on Africa - Boniface Kiprop Toroitich (UGA)
1985 births Living people Ugandan male long-distance runners Olympic male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games African Games competitors for Uganda Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Uganda People from Kapchorwa District Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes from Eastern Region, Uganda Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics {{Uganda-athletics-bio-stub