Elijah Lagat
Kenyan marathon runner and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat (born 19 June 1966) 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 Gezahegne 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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Personal information | |
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Nationality | Kenyan |
Born | (1966-06-19) 19 June 1966 (age 58) Saniak, Nandi Kenya |
Education | University of Eastern Africa, Baraton Africa Nazarene University |
Occupation | Politician |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Achievements and titles | |
Olympic finals | DNF |
Personal best | 2:07:41 |
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