Joseph Kiptum (born 1956) is a Kenyan former long-distance runner.Joseph Kiptum. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-29. He was a frequent participant at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships for Kenya in the 1980s and made a total of seven appearances in the senior race from 1981 to 1990.
His best finish at the competition was third at the 1986 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing behind teammate John Ngugi and Abebe Mekonnen.World Cross Country Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-29. He was a point-scoring member of the Kenyan team on four occasions and shared in three-team titles with the Kenyan men in 1986, 1988, and 1989.
He was a one-time Kenyan champion on the track, winning the 10,000 metres in 1987.
International competitions 1981World Cross Country ChampionshipsMadrid, Spain68thSenior race36:301982World Cross Country ChampionshipsRome, Italy38thSenior race34:58.94thSenior team271 pts1984World Cross Country ChampionshipsEast Rutherford, United States63rdSenior race34:431986World Cross Country ChampionshipsNeuchâtel, Switzerland3rdSenior race35:39.81stSenior team45 pts1988World Cross Country ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand7thSenior race35:461stSenior team23 pts1989World Cross Country ChampionshipsStavanger, Norway16thSenior race40:571stSenior team44 pts1990World Cross Country ChampionshipsAix-les-Bains, France22ndSenior race35:16
National titles Kenyan Athletics Championships 10,000 metres: 1987Kenyan Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-29.
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