# Reuben Kipyego
**Reuben Kipyego** (full name Reuben Kiprop Kipyego, born 1996) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He won the 2019 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon in 2:04:40 and set his personal best of 2:03:55 when finishing second at the 2021 Generali Milano Marathon.[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/reuben-kiprop-kipyego-14917915) • [2](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7138103?eventId=10229634)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996, Kenya[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/reuben-kiprop-kipyego-14917915) |
| Event | Marathon[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/reuben-kiprop-kipyego-14917915) |
| Personal best | 2:03:55, Milano, 16 May 2021 (second place)[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/reuben-kiprop-kipyego-14917915) |
| Major win | 2019 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, 2:04:40 (course record)[2](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7138103?eventId=10229634) • [3](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989) |
| Other podiums | 2nd, Buenos Aires 2019 (2:05:18); 3rd, Rotterdam 2022 (2:05:12)[3](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989) • [4](https://www.michezoafrika.com/news/kipyego-finishes-third-in-rotterdam/27821) |
| World Athletics code | 14917915[1](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/reuben-kiprop-kipyego-14917915) |
| Status | World Athletics Gold label athlete, agent Federico Rosa (TRM)[5](https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/68e901d1-ff70-4383-827e-b001c3025e79.pdf) |
## Career results
Kipyego's breakthrough came at the 2019 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon on 6 December, where he won in 2:04:40, a personal best, but not the course record, ahead of compatriot Joel Kemboi Kimurer (2:06:21).[2](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7138103?eventId=10229634) • [3](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989) • [14](https://worldathletics.org/news/report/abu-dhabi-marathon-2018-kipserem-yeshaneh) Earlier the same year he had finished second at the Buenos Aires Marathon, which doubled as the South American Marathon Championships, in 2:05:18.[3](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989) • [6](https://www.watchathletics.com/article/11614/kipyego-and-kiplagat-return-to-defend-abu-dhabi-marathon-titles/)
**Progression through 2020 and 2021.** In December 2020 he ran 2:04:12 for fifth place at the Valencia Marathon, another personal best at the time.[3](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989) At the Generali Milano Marathon on 16 May 2021 he finished second in 2:03:55 behind Titus Ekiru, whose winning 2:02:57 broke the Italian all-comers' record; Kipyego's time also beat the previous course record of 2:04:46.[7](https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/milan-marathon-2021-ekiru-gebrekidan) The first five men that day finished inside the old Italian all-comers' record.[7](https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/milan-marathon-2021-ekiru-gebrekidan) Later in 2021 he placed eighth at the [Chicago Marathon](https://www.edgepedia.org/chicago-marathon) in 2:14:24 and third at the Abu Dhabi Marathon in 2:08:25.[3](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989)
**2022 and after.** At the NN Marathon Rotterdam on 10 April 2022, Kipyego was part of a lead pack that passed halfway in 1:02:16; he pushed the pace with Leul Gebreselassie in the closing stages but could not match the finishing sprint of Abdi Nageeye and Gebreselassie, both timed at 2:04:56, and took third in 2:05:12, eleven seconds ahead of European record holder Bashir Abdi.[4](https://www.michezoafrika.com/news/kipyego-finishes-third-in-rotterdam/27821) In 2023 he finished 11th at the Copenhagen Marathon in 2:15:20.[8](https://www.watchathletics.com/article/12447/results-copenhagen-marathon-2023/)
## Standing
His 2:03:55 personal best placed him 22nd on the world all-time list when it was run in May 2021, and it appears 40th on a later all-time top list.[6](https://www.watchathletics.com/article/11614/kipyego-and-kiplagat-return-to-defend-abu-dhabi-marathon-titles/) • [9](https://nnmarathonrotterdam.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2026/04/Persmap-NN-Marathon-Rotterdam-2026.pdf) In World Athletics' 2019 season rankings for the men's marathon, his 2:04:40 ranked 13th in the world that year.[10](https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/road-running/marathon/all/men/senior/2019)
## Name confusion
Kipyego is a common Kalenjin surname, and several other Kenyan marathon runners share it, including Bernard Kiprop Kipyego, a World Half Marathon Championships silver medallist with a 2:04:53 debut, and Michael Kipyego, who ran 2:07:37 to win the 2012 Tokyo Marathon.[11](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/bernard-kiprop-kipyego-14208525) • [12](https://www.sportsidioten.no/resultater/results-tokyo-marathon-2024/) Reuben Kipyego should not be confused with these athletes or with the American runner Sally Kipyego.[13](https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/sally-kipyego)
## References
1. [Reuben Kiprop KIPYEGO, Profile, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/reuben-kiprop-kipyego-14917915)
2. [ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon 2019, Results, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7138103?eventId=10229634)
3. [Reuben Kiprop Kipyego, Road Race Management Online Guide](https://www.rrmonlineguide.com/athletes/6989)
4. [Kipyego finishes third in Rotterdam, Michezo Afrika](https://www.michezoafrika.com/news/kipyego-finishes-third-in-rotterdam/27821)
5. [Label Road Races 2023, Athletes with Status, World Athletics](https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitioninfo/68e901d1-ff70-4383-827e-b001c3025e79.pdf)
6. [Kipyego and Kiplagat return to defend Abu Dhabi Marathon titles, Watch Athletics](https://www.watchathletics.com/article/11614/kipyego-and-kiplagat-return-to-defend-abu-dhabi-marathon-titles/)
7. [Ekiru and Gebrekidan break Italian all-comers' records in Milan, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-label-road-races/news/milan-marathon-2021-ekiru-gebrekidan)
8. [Results: Copenhagen Marathon 2023, Watch Athletics](https://www.watchathletics.com/article/12447/results-copenhagen-marathon-2023/)
9. [Persmap NN Marathon Rotterdam 2026, all-time top list](https://nnmarathonrotterdam.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2026/04/Persmap-NN-Marathon-Rotterdam-2026.pdf)
10. [Marathon, men, senior, 2019 top list, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/road-running/marathon/all/men/senior/2019)
11. [Bernard Kiprop KIPYEGO, Profile, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/bernard-kiprop-kipyego-14208525)
12. [Results Tokyo Marathon 2024, Sportsidioten](https://www.sportsidioten.no/resultater/results-tokyo-marathon-2024/)
13. [Sally Kipyego, USA Track & Field](https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/sally-kipyego)
14. [Kipserem clocks 2:04:04 at inaugural Abu Dhabi Marathon, REPORT, World Athletics](https://worldathletics.org/news/report/abu-dhabi-marathon-2018-kipserem-yeshaneh)
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