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Kiplangat Terer
Kiplagat (also Kiplangat) is a personal name used by the Kalenjin people in Kenya and Uganda, meaning son born at dusk. The son of Kiplagat would be lagat. This may also mean: *Benjamin Kiplagat (born 1989), Ugandan steeplechase runner *Bisluke Kiplagat (born 1988), Kenyan steeplechase runner *Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (born 1989), Kenyan middle-distance runner and 2010 Commonwealth Games champion *Edna Kiplagat (born 1979), Kenyan long-distance runner and two-time world marathon champion *Florence Kiplagat (born 1987), Kenyan long-distance runner and half marathon world record breaker *Hosea Kiplagat, Kenyan businessman and politician *Hosea Kiplagat Kosgei (born 1989), Kenyan long-distance track runner competing for Bahrain as Aadam Ismaeel Khamis *Isiah Kiplangat Koech (born 1993), Kenyan long-distance track runner and World Championships medallist *Kiptanui Kiplagat Jackson, Kenyan politician representing the Orange Democratic Movement *James Kiplagat Magut (born 1990), Kenyan middle- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalenjin People
The Kalenjin are a group of tribes designated as Highland Nilotes and are descended from Maliri people ''(thus related to Daasanach of Ethiopia.)'' The Kalenjin are cousins with Datooga people of Tanzania and Malawi. In contrast, their designation groups them with other Nilotes including Maasai, Luo, Turkana and Nuer, Dinka among others. They are indigenous to East Africa, residing mainly in what was formerly the Rift Valley Province in Kenya and Eastern slopes of Mount Elgon in Uganda. Upon their arrival in the forest region of Mau, the Kalenjin assimilated the aboriginal hunter-gatherer people known as Okiek. They number 6,358,113 individuals as per the Kenyan 2019 census and an estimated 300,000 in Uganda mainly in Kapchorwa, Kween and Bukwo districts. They have been divided into 11 culturally and linguistically related tribes: Kipsigis (1.9 million), Nandi (937,000), Sebei (350, 000) Keiyo (251, 000), Marakwet (119, 000), Sabaot (296,000), Pokots (778, 000), Tuge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kiplagat Magut
James Kiplagat Magut (born 20 July 1990) is a Kenyan from Nandi County Kosirai ward middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He has a personal best of 3:30.61 minutes for the event as well as a best of 3:50.68 minutes for the mile run. He won his first medals as a teenager, taking second at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics and winning the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships. His first senior podium finish soon followed: on his major international debut at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he claimed the silver medal. He was the bronze medallist at the 2012 African Championships in Athletics. Magut was part of the world record-setting 4×1500 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the 2014 IAAF World Relays. Career Born in Nandi County, Magut gained his first national selection after a runner-up finish in the 1500 m at the Kenyan junior championships. At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics, he seemed set to win the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langat (surname)
Langat is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Nancy Langat (born 1981), Kenyan middle-distance runner * Philip Langat Philip Kiprono Langat (born 1990) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events. He won the 2011 Montferland Run. He has a half marathon best of 1:01:05 and a 10K best of 27:28 minutes. After competing on the Kenyan junio ... (born 1990), Kenyan long-distance road-runner * Tarık Langat Akdağ (born 1988), Kenyan-born Turkish middle- and long-distance runner born Patrick Kipkirui Langat * Kiprono Langat, Kenyan politician See also * Langat (other) * Lagat {{surname, Langat Kalenjin names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Kiplagat
William Kiplagat (born June 21, 1972) is a long-distance runner from Kenya. He ran his personal best of 2:06:50 hours in the 1999 Amsterdam Marathon. He finished eighth at the 2007 World Championships. He won the Portugal Half Marathon in 2004. In 2009 he finished third in the Frankfurt Marathon with a fast time (2:07:05 hours), even though he was quoted as saying he is now more like a coach than a runner. He is an uncle to Florence Kiplagat Florence Jebet Kiplagat (born 27 February, 1987) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion, having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships ..., another Kenyan international level runner. Achievements *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise References External links *marathoninfo 1972 births Living people Kenyan male long-distance runners Place of birth missing (living people) Kenyan male marathon r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei
Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei is a Kenyan hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., he competed in the Men's 400 metres hurdles. References Kenyan male hurdlers Living people Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics 1985 births Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silas Kiplagat
Silas Kiplagat (born 20 August 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He has a personal best of 3:27.64 minutes, which makes him the fifth fastest of all-time over the distance. Born in Siboh Village, Marakwet District, he started training in seriousness for competitive running in 2008 after completing Chebara high school in Marakwet district. He met Sammy Kitwara and the professional trained with him and introduced him to his coach, Moses Kiptanui, a three-time world champion in the steeplechase. He initially wanted to follow Kitwara into longer distances, but Kiptanui recognised his speed and urged him to try shorter events instead.James Wokabi and Mutwiri Mutuota (2010-07-30)Focus on Athletes – Silas Kiplagat IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-01. He tried his hand at cross country running and was seventeenth at the Kenyan National Cross Country Championships. An appearance at the World's Best 10K in Puerto Rico saw him finish in tenth place. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kiplagat Chebet
2013 at Rheims. Peter Kiplagat Chebet (born 9 September 1982) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He won the Berkane International Road Race in 2001. At the 2002 Berlin Half Marathon he beat the field to finish in first place and also won the ten mile race at the Diecimiglia del Garda later that year. He was second at the 2005 Berlin Marathon (2:08:58). He ran at the Košice Peace Marathon in October 2010 – his first competitive marathon since 2006 – and managed to improve his personal best to 2:08:42 and take third place on the podium.Juck, Alfons (2010-10-03)Chepkwony leads three under 2:09 in Kosice IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-10-03. Achievements Personal bests *Half marathon - 1:00:56 hrs (2001) *Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ... - 2:08:42 hrs (2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lornah Kiplagat
Lornah Kiplagat (born 1 May 1974) is a Dutch professional long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since.Lornah @ Lornah.com http://Lornahsports.com , ''lornah.com'' She used to run not only road events but also in cross country and track and field. She ran at the , and |
Julius Kiplagat Yego
Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record and Commonwealth record holder for the event with a personal best of 92.72 m. He won the javelin title at the All-Africa Games in 2011 and at the African Championships in Athletics in 2012 and 2014; at the 2013 World Championships he placed fourth, losing a medal in the final round. In 2014, he became the first Kenyan to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in a field event. At the 2015 World Championships he won the gold medal with a throw of 92.72m, becoming the first Kenyan to win a World Championships gold medal in a field event. He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Biography Yego was born in Cheptonon (Soba River) location in Tinderet, Nandi District. He attended high school at Kapsabet Boys High School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiptanui Kiplagat Jackson
Jackson Kiplagat Kiptanui is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the United Republican Party and was elected to represent the Keiyo South Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election General elections were held in Kenya on 27 December 2007. Voters elected the President, and members of the National Assembly. They coincided with the 2007 Kenyan local elections. Incumbent Mwai Kibaki, running on a Party of National Unity (PN .... . Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of Kerio Valley Development Authority- KVDA. References Living people[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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