Isaac Kiprono Songok (born 25 April 1984 in
Kaptel,
Nandi District
Nandi County is a Counties of Kenya, county in Kenya in the North Rift, occupying an area of 2,884.4 square kilometres. Its capital, Kapsabet, is the largest town in the county while other towns include Mosoriot, Tinderet Constituency, Tinderet ...
) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.
He went
St. Patrick's High School in
Iten
Iten is a town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya. Iten serves as the capital and is the largest town in the county. The town is located along the road between Eldoret and Kabarnet at the junction of the road heading to Kapsowar. ...
, famous for producing runners.
In 2001 he set a new 2000 m World Junior Record (4:56.86) in
Berlin
Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
and became World Youth Champion at 1500 metres.
He is best known for winning the silver medal in the short race at the
2006 World Cross Country Championships.
He is managed by
James Templeton
James F. Templeton was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a left half in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. He represented the Scottish League XI.
Career statistics
Honours
Queen's Park
* Glasgow Cup
The Glasgow Cup is ...
and coached by
Colm O'Connell
Brother Colm O'Connell is an Irish missionary and athletics coach, known as "the Godfather of Kenyan running".
O'Connell is originally from Caherduggan, Mallow, County Cork. He joined the Patrician Brothers at the age of 14, training in Tullow, ...
. Songok is from Kaptel village, as is
Bernard Lagat
Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American middle and long-distance runner.
Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his change of domicile to the US, Lagat had an extensive competitive career representing his ...
, another famous athlete.
Achievements
Personal bests
*
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
- 3:30.99 min (2004)
*Mile - 3:54.56 min (2001)
*
3000 metres
The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track.
It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...
- 7:28.72 min (2006)
*
5000 metres
The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stan ...
- 12:48.66 min (2006)
External links
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*IAAF, March 27, 2006
Focus on Africa - Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)
1984 births
Living people
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
Kenyan male long-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Kenya
People from Nandi County
Kenyan male cross country runners
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