Purity Rionoripo
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 June 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
Purity Cherotich Rionoripo (born 10 June 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.[1]
She won the Copenhagen Half Marathon in 2015 in 1:08:29 as well as the Lisbon Marathon in 2:25:09. She won the 2017 Paris Marathon with a time of 2:20:55,[2] and the Prague Marathon 2021 "Battle of the Teams" event in 2:20:14.[3]
In December 2022, Rionoripo was issued with a five-year ban for anti-doping rule violations after testing positive for furosemide along with tampering with the investigation.[4] [5]
She is married to Kenyan runner Paul Lonyangata.[2]
References
- ^ "z-Purity Cherotich Rionoripo - 2017 Boston Marathon Media Guide". bostonmarathonmediaguide.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ a b "IAAF: Husband-wife duo Lonyangata and Rionoripo take Paris marathon crowns- News - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Prague Marathon: Battle of the Teams | AIMS | Race news". aims-worldrunning.org. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Diana Kipyokei loses Boston title after six-year doping ban". BBC Sport. 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Kenyans Kipyokei, Rionoripo handed lengthy bans for doping, Lempus charged | Reuters". Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2025-08-14.