Boaz Kiplagat Lalang
 Lalang taking World Indoor silver behind Abubaker Kaki | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 8 February 1989 (age 35) |
Medal record | |
Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (born 8 February 1989) is a Kenyan middle distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres. His younger brother, Lawi Lalang, ran for the University of Arizona.[1]
Career[edit]
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m.
At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he won a silver medal in the 800 m.[2] He ran a mile personal best of 3:56.14 at the Drake Relays, defeating training partner and race favourite Bernard Lagat in the process and went on to lower his time to 3:52.18 in Oslo, Norway.[3]
On 29 August 2010 he ran a personal best of 1:42.95 at the Rieti meeting in second place behind the new world record set by David Rudisha.
He studies Business Administration at Rend Lake College in Illinois. He has been mentored by Kenyan-born American runner Bernard Lagat[4]
Competition record[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Kenya
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| 2008 | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | 7th (sf) | 800 m | 1:45.87 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.39 |
| Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.60 | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 800 m | 1:46.40 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.31 |
Personal Bests[edit]
- 800 metres - 1:42.95 - Rieti, ITA, 29/08/2010
- 1000 Metres - 2:14.83 - Eugene, OR, 03/07/2010
- 1500 Metres - 3:35.80 - Rome, ITA, 10/06/2010
- Mile - 3:52.18 - Oslo, NOR, 04/06/2010
References[edit]
- ^ From Dust to Dominance. Runner's World.
- ^ "World Indoor Championships Results". Taiwan News Online. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ Dunaway, James (2010-04-25). Cantwell opens with 21.69m effort in Des Moines - Drake Relays report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ^ The Standard, 11 October 2010: Kenya's 800m game plan worked to the letter
External links[edit]
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 800 metres | |
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| 880 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 800 metres (1970–present) |
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games silver medalists for Kenya
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games