He is the second fastest steeplechaser in history, having bagged the greatest prize of all in athletics — winning the IAAF World Championships and Olympic 3,000m steeplechase gold medals.
And basking in crowns from the 2007 Osaka World Championships and the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 3,000m steeplechase maestro Brimin Kipruto has huge dreams in the water and barriers race as he heads to his fourth stab at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next month.