Boaz Kiplagat Lalang
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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
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
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He studies
Business Administration at Rend Lake College in Illinois. He has been mentored by Kenyan-born American runner Bernard Lagat[4]
Competition record
| 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
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2nd | 800 m | 1:46.39 |
| Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India
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1st | 800 m | 1:46.60 | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique
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2nd | 800 m | 1:46.40 |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey
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12th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.31 |
Personal Bests
- 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
- ^ From Dust to Dominance. Runner's World.
- ^ "World Indoor Championships Results". Taiwan News Online. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
- ^ The Standard, 11 October 2010: Kenya's 800m game plan worked to the letter
External links
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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