Viola Cheptoo Lagat

Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Personal information
Born (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989
Kipsirwo, Kenya
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
Country  Kenya
Sport Track and field
College team Florida State Seminoles[2]
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics.

She comes from a family of runners that includes sister Mary Chepkemboi[3] and brothers Bernard Lagat and Robert Cheseret.[4]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kenya
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 28th (h) 1500 m 4:12.15
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 8th 1500 m 4:10.45
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 1500 m 4:06.83

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. Rio 2016 bio
  2. College team bio
  3. Longman, Jeré (2008-05-19). "In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  4. "5 Minutes with Violah Lagat". Runner's World. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2017-05-20.


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