{{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2021}} '''Julius Kiptum Rop''' (born 1977) is a long-distance runner from Kenya. On a windy April 17, 2005, Rop made his marathon debut in Germany, at the Leipzig Marathon, with a 2:16:22 win. Poland's Artur Blasinki finished a distant second in 2:19:24, Wilson Kipngetich (Kenya) third in 2:19:36.
==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}} |- |2005 |Leipzig Marathon |Leipzig, Germany |bgcolor="gold" | 1st |Marathon |2:16:22 |}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}} * [http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/kenya/kiptumrop_julius.htm Profile Marathon Info]
{{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{marathon winner succession|marathon=Leipzig|sex=m|before=Christopher Cheboiboch|after=Marcel Matanin|year=2005}} {{s-end}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rop, Julius Kiptum}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners Category:Kenyan men marathon runners
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