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| birth_date = {{birth year|1938}}
|birth_place=[[Kericho]], Kenya
| birth_place = [[Kericho]], [[Kenya Colony|British Kenya]]
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{{Medal|Silver| [[1964 Summer Olympics|1968 Mexico City]]| [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|800 m]]}}
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{{Medal|Bronze| [[1968 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]]| [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres|800 m]]}}
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{{Medal|Competition|[[British Empire and Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver| [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Kingston]]| [[Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|880 yd]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold| [[1965 All-Africa Games|1965 Brazzaville]]| [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|400 m]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold| [[1965 All-Africa Games|1965 Brazzaville]]| [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|800 m]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1965 All-Africa Games|1965 Brazzaville]]| [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|800&nbsp;m]]}}
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'''Wilson Chuma Kiprugut''' (born 1938) is a retired [[Kenya]]n [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] and [[middle-distance runner]]. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won two medals in the [[800 metres]] event; in 1964 he also ran [[400 metres]], but failed to reach the final.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/wilson-kiprugut-1.html Wilson Kiprugut]. sports-reference.com</ref> He was the first Kenyan athlete to win an Olympic medal.<ref name=KS>Tanui, Nikko (2013-11-27). [http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/kenyaat50/article/2000098754/wilson-kiprugut-chumo-champion-who-brought-first-medal-to-kenyan-soil Wilson Kiprugut Chumo: Champion who brought first medal to Kenyan soil]. ''Kenya Standard''. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.</ref>
'''Wilson Arap Chuma Kiprugut''' (1938 – 1 November 2022) was a Kenyan [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] and [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]]. He competed at the [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] and [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name=sr>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/wilson-kiprugut-1.html Wilson Kiprugut]. sports-reference.com</ref> He was the first person from Kenya ever to win an Olympic medal.<ref name=KS>Tanui, Nikko (27 November 2013). [http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/kenyaat50/article/2000098754/wilson-kiprugut-chumo-champion-who-brought-first-medal-to-kenyan-soil Wilson Kiprugut Chumo: Champion who brought first medal to Kenyan soil]. ''Kenya Standard''. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=Kiprugut, Kenya's first ever Olympic medallist, dies |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/news/news/wilson-kiprugut-obituary |access-date=2022-11-02 |website=[[World Athletics]]}}</ref>


At the [[1962 Commonwealth Games]] he was part of the Kenyan [[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 440 yards relay]] team which finished fifth.<ref name="map">The Standard, February 1, 2003: [http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/SeraphinoAntao.htm Antao put Kenya on world map]</ref> At the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Commonwealth Games]] he won the 880 yards bronze medal. He won two gold medals (in the 400 and 800 metres) at the [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|inaugural All-Africa Games]] in 1965.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm Wilson Kiprugut]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.</ref>
At the [[1962 Commonwealth Games]], Kiprugut was part of the Kenyan [[4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 440 yards relay]] team which finished fifth.<ref name="map">The Standard, 1 February 2003: [http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/supplement/SeraphinoAntao.htm Antao put Kenya on world map]</ref> At the [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1966 Commonwealth Games]], he won the 880 yards silver medal. He won two gold medals (in the 400 and 800 metres) at the [[Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games|inaugural All-Africa Games]] in 1965.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/afg.htm Wilson Kiprugut]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 12 July 2015.</ref>


In 2010 he won the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year award.<ref>[http://www.soyaawards.com/previous-winners/ SOYA Awards - Previous Winners]. soyaawards.com</ref>
In 2010, he won the Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year award.<ref>[http://www.soyaawards.com/previous-winners/ SOYA Awards - Previous Winners]. soyaawards.com</ref>


He grew up in [[Kericho]] and began running as a child while at Kaptebeswet Primary School and Sitotwet Intermediate School.<ref name=KS/> 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.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecafc.htm East and Central African Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.</ref>
Kiprugut grew up in [[Kericho]] and began running as a child while at Kaptebeswet Primary School and Sitotwet Intermediate School.<ref name=KS/> 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.<ref>[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ecafc.htm East and Central African Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 12 July 2015.</ref>

Kiprugut died on 1 November 2022, at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wilson Kiprugut: Kenya's first Olympic medalist dead at 84 |url=https://www.michezoafrika.com/news/wilson-kiprugut--kenya-s-first-olympic-medalist-dead-at-84/28478 |access-date=2 November 2022 |publisher=Michezo Afrika |date=2 November 2022}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:01, 23 April 2024

Wilson Arap Chuma Kiprugut
Kiprugut in 1968
Personal information
Born1938 (1938)
Kericho, British Kenya
Died (aged 84)
Kericho, Kenya
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
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
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 800 m
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston 880 yd
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 Brazzaville 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1965 Brazzaville 800 m

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]

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]

References

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  1. ^ Wilson Kiprugut. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Tanui, Nikko (27 November 2013). Wilson Kiprugut Chumo: Champion who brought first medal to Kenyan soil. Kenya Standard. Retrieved on 2015-07-12.
  3. ^ "Kiprugut, Kenya's first ever Olympic medallist, dies". World Athletics. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ The Standard, 1 February 2003: Antao put Kenya on world map
  5. ^ Wilson Kiprugut. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 12 July 2015.
  6. ^ SOYA Awards - Previous Winners. soyaawards.com
  7. ^ East and Central African Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 12 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Wilson Kiprugut: Kenya's first Olympic medalist dead at 84". Michezo Afrika. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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