Elijah Lagat
Olympic athlete
1966 –
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Who is Elijah Lagat?
Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat was born and raised in Saniak Village in Nandi District. He was the winner of the 104th running of the Boston Marathon held in 2000. He won in the closest finish in the race's history when he edged out Gezahgne Abera of Ethiopia and fellow Kenyan and previous year's champion, Moses Tanui. Abera and Lagat were both clocked at 2 hours 9 minutes and 47 seconds while Tanui finished three seconds back. Lagat's win enabled the Kenyans to capture the individual men's Boston Marathon title for the 10th straight year. This is a record that still stands.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1966
Kenya - Nationality
- Kenya
- Profession
- Education
- University of Eastern Africa, Baraton
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on July 23, 2013
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