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Silas Kiplagat (born 20 August 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. He has a personal best of 3:27.64 minutes, which makes him the sixth fastest of all-time over the distance.[1]
Born in Siboh Village, Marakwet District, he started training in seriousness for competitive running in 2008 after completing Chebara high school in Marakwet district. He met Sammy Kitwara and the professional trained with him and introduced him to his coach, Moses Kiptanui, a three-time world champion in the steeplechase. He initially wanted to follow Kitwara into longer distances, but Kiptanui recognised his speed and urged him to try shorter events instead.[2]
He tried his hand at cross country running and was seventeenth at the Kenyan National Cross Country Championships. An appearance at the World's Best 10K in Puerto Rico saw him finish in tenth place. It was only when he ran in the 1500 metres that he showed his true athletic potential: he won the race at the Kenya Prisons Championships and then was runner-up at the National Championships, beaten only by the reigning Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop. Italian coach Renato Canova assisting him technically introduced him to the Italian manager Gianni Demadonna that signed him up, gaining him a place in the 1500 m at the Herculis meeting in Monaco.[2]
His European debut marked a meteoric arrival onto the elite athletics scene – not only did he outrun more experienced runners such as Amine Laâlou and Augustine Choge, but he improved his personal best time by five seconds of 3:29.27 and raised himself into the top ten fastest runners ever for the event.[3][4] He gained selection for the event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and he just missed out on a medal, finishing fourth behind Mekonnen Gebremedhin.[5] He returned to Europe and won at the Internationales Stadionfest and was second at the Rieti Meeting to Asbel Kiprop.[6] After the close of the European summer track and field circuit, he represented Kenya at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. He and James Magut completed a Kenyan 1–2 as Kiplagat became the Commonwealth champion with a tactical performance to beat defending champion Nick Willis.[7]
He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 7th place in the finals, with a time of 3:36.19.[9]
ReferencesEdit
^Rowbottom, Mike (2014-07-20). Kiplagat the prince of the track after Monaco 1500m win. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-20.
^ abJames Wokabi and Mutwiri Mutuota (2010-07-30). Focus on Athletes – Silas Kiplagat. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-01.
^David Oliver wins hurdles at Monaco Diamond League meet. BBC Sport (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-01.
^New 1500m stars emerge in Monaco – REPORT – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-11-01.
^Negash, Elshadai (2010-08-01). Kenya captures five gold medals as African champs conclude in Nairobi – African champs, day 5. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-01.
silas, kiplagat, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, july, 2018, born, august, 1989, kenyan, middle, distance, runner, specialises, 1500, metres, personal, best, minutes, w. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information July 2018 Silas Kiplagat born 20 August 1989 is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres He has a personal best of 3 27 64 minutes which makes him the sixth fastest of all time over the distance 1 Silas KiplagatKiplagat at the 2012 World Indoor ChampionshipsPersonal informationBorn 1989 08 20 20 August 1989 age 34 Siboh Village Marakwet District KenyaHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in 2012 Weight56 kg 123 lb 2012 Achievements and titlesPersonal best s 1500 m 3 27 64 2014 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting KenyaWorld Championships2011 Daegu 1500 mCommonwealth Games2010 New Delhi 1500 mUpdated on 7 August 2012 Born in Siboh Village Marakwet District he started training in seriousness for competitive running in 2008 after completing Chebara high school in Marakwet district He met Sammy Kitwara and the professional trained with him and introduced him to his coach Moses Kiptanui a three time world champion in the steeplechase He initially wanted to follow Kitwara into longer distances but Kiptanui recognised his speed and urged him to try shorter events instead 2 He tried his hand at cross country running and was seventeenth at the Kenyan National Cross Country Championships An appearance at the World s Best 10K in Puerto Rico saw him finish in tenth place It was only when he ran in the 1500 metres that he showed his true athletic potential he won the race at the Kenya Prisons Championships and then was runner up at the National Championships beaten only by the reigning Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop Italian coach Renato Canova assisting him technically introduced him to the Italian manager Gianni Demadonna that signed him up gaining him a place in the 1500 m at the Herculis meeting in Monaco 2 His European debut marked a meteoric arrival onto the elite athletics scene not only did he outrun more experienced runners such as Amine Laalou and Augustine Choge but he improved his personal best time by five seconds of 3 29 27 and raised himself into the top ten fastest runners ever for the event 3 4 He gained selection for the event at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and he just missed out on a medal finishing fourth behind Mekonnen Gebremedhin 5 He returned to Europe and won at the Internationales Stadionfest and was second at the Rieti Meeting to Asbel Kiprop 6 After the close of the European summer track and field circuit he represented Kenya at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi He and James Magut completed a Kenyan 1 2 as Kiplagat became the Commonwealth champion with a tactical performance to beat defending champion Nick Willis 7 He won silver at the 2011 World Championships in a time of 3 35 92 8 He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics finishing in 7th place in the finals with a time of 3 36 19 9 References Edit Rowbottom Mike 2014 07 20 Kiplagat the prince of the track after Monaco 1500m win IAAF Retrieved on 2014 07 20 a b James Wokabi and Mutwiri Mutuota 2010 07 30 Focus on Athletes Silas Kiplagat IAAF Retrieved on 2010 11 01 David Oliver wins hurdles at Monaco Diamond League meet BBC Sport 2010 07 22 Retrieved on 2010 11 01 New 1500m stars emerge in Monaco REPORT Samsung Diamond League IAAF 2010 07 22 Retrieved on 2010 11 01 Negash Elshadai 2010 08 01 Kenya captures five gold medals as African champs conclude in Nairobi African champs day 5 IAAF Retrieved on 2010 11 01 1500 Metres 2010 IAAF Retrieved on 2010 11 01 Rowbottom Mike 2010 10 13 Women s relay team crowns Indian glory Commonwealth Games Day Seven IAAF Retrieved on 2010 11 01 IAAF Silas KIPLAGAT Profile iaaf org Retrieved 28 July 2018 Silas Kiplagat Bio Stats and Results Olympics at Sports Reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 28 July 2018 External links EditSilas Kiplagat at World Athletics nbsp This Kenya related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Kenyan biographical article relating to athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Silas Kiplagat amp oldid 1165833899, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
