Richard Kiplagat
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Born | (1984-05-03) 3 May 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||
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Country | Kenya | ||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Kiplagat (born 3 May 1984) is a Kenyan former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running.
Kiplagat, who comes from Eldoret, competed mainly as a 800 metres runner.[1] In 2008 he competed at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Valencia, where he was disqualified for running outside of his lane.[2] He qualified for the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart and came seventh in the 800 metres race. In 2010 he won a silver medal in the 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, with Kenya sweeping the podium for the first time in the event.[3]
References
External links
- Richard Kiplagat at World Athletics
- Richard Kiplagat at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)