{{Short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Emmanuel Kiprono | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|12|25|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = Long distance running, Cross country running | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{KEN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|African U18 Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Abeokuta|3000m}} {{Medal|Competition|World Cross Country Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2026 Tallahassee|U20 team}} {{Medal|Silver|2026 Tallahassee|U20 race}} }}
'''Emmanuel Kiprono''' (born 25 December 2008) is a Kenyan long-distance and cross country runner.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/kenya/emmanuel-kiprono-15247795 |title=Emmanuel Kiprono|website=World Athletics|accessdate=6 Jan 2026}}</ref>
==Career== Kiprono was runner-up to Kevin Kiprop in the 3000 metres at the U18 Kenyan African Championships Trials in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7228111?eventId=10229607 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=6 January 2026|title= Trials for Africa U18 & U20 Championships|date=20 June 2025 }}</ref> He then won the 3000 metres at the 2025 African U18 Championships in Nigeria, with Kiprop winning bronze.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.akyouthdevelopment.or.ke/kenyas-track-renaissance-steeplechase-sweeps-sprint-surprises-in-abeokuta/ |website= akyouthdevelopment.or.ke|accessdate=6 Jan 2026|title= Steeplechase Sweeps, Sprint Surprises in Abeokuta - ak youth development|date=19 Jul 2025 }}</ref>
Kiprono won the Kapsokwony Athletics Kenya Cross Country U20 race in September 2025 running the 8km course in 24:01.7 to finish ahead of Edwin Elkana with Andrew Alamisi in third.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://dailysport.co.ke/kiprop-njoki-chepkemoi-and-kiprono-top-kapsokwony-athletics-kenya-cross-country/ |title= Kiprop, Njoki, Chepkemoi And Kiprono Top Kapsokwony Athletics Kenya Cross Country |date=September 6, 2025|accessdate=6 Jan 2026|website=Daily Sport }}</ref> In October 2025, Kiprono also became junior Kenyan cross country champion, running as a member of team North Rift, finishing ahead of Frankline Kibet.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/ebenyo-chebor-kenyan-cross-country-championships-trials-2025 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=6 January 2026|title= Ebenyo and Chebor triumph at Kenyan Cross Country Championships|date=25 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kbc.co.ke/kiprono-leads-north-rift-to-8km-clean-sweep-at-the-national-cross-country/ |title= Kiprono leads North Rift to 8km clean sweep at the National Cross Country|date= 25 Oct 2025|access-date=6 Jan 2026|website=KBC Digital }}</ref> He was subsequently selected for the U20 race at the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, where he won team gold with Kenya and individual silver, behind his compatriot Frankline Kibet.<ref>{{cite web|website=Nation.Africa|url= https://nation.africa/kenya/sports/athletics/kenya-men-junior-team-packs-a-punch--5317446|title= Kenya men’s junior team to World Cross Country packs a punch|date=January 6, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=6 Jan 2026|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/tallahassee26/news/news/kenyan-team-wxc-tallahassee-26|title=Global medallists on Kenyan team for WXC Tallahassee 26 |date=31 Dec 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7206650?eventId=10230007 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 January 2026|title= 46th World Athletics Cross Country Championships|date=10 Jan 2026 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/tallahassee26/news/report/world-cross-tallahassee-26-u20-men|date=10 Jan 2026 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=10 January 2026|title= Kibet gains redemption and leads Kenya to U20 men’s sweep in Tallahassee }}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiprono, Emmanuel}} Category:2008 births Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners Category:Kenyan men cross country runners Category:Living people Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen