Josephat Kiprono (born 12 December 1973) is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1996 and won a silver medal finishing behind Italian Stefano Baldini. Kiprono won three marathons in his career: Berlin (1999), Rome (2000), and Rotterdam (2001). His Rotterdam time of 2.06:50 hours which was the best marathon performance in 2001.^[1] His personal best in the classic distance is 2:06:44, ran at the 1999 Berlin Marathon.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Kenya
1998	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	4th	Marathon	2:09:11
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:07:27
1999	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom	5th	Marathon	2:09:48
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:06:44
2000	Rome City Marathon	Rome, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:08:27
	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd	Marathon	2:10:38
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:07:29
2001	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:06:50
	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	—	Marathon	DNF
	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	2nd	Marathon	2:07:06
2002	Chunju-Kunsan Marathon	Gunsan, South Korea	2nd	Marathon	2:15:25
	JoongAng Seoul Marathon	Seoul, South Korea	5th	Marathon	2:09:51
2003	Rotterdam Marathon	Rotterdam, Netherlands	2nd	Marathon	2:07:53
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	10th	Marathon	2:11:30
2004	Xiamen International Marathon	Xiamen, PR China	8th	Marathon	2:14:57