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{{short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}}
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| name = Viola Cheptoo Lagat
| image = Viola Cheptoo Lagat in Boston.jpg
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| caption = Lagat running the Back Bay Mile at the [[Adidas Boost Boston Games]] in 2019.
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kipsirwo]], [[Kenya]]
| birth_place = [[Kipsirwo]], [[Kenya]]
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| height = {{convert|1.65|m|ftin|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/viola-cheptoo-lagat |title=Violah Cheptoo Lagat |website=Rio2016.com |access-date=16 November 2016 |archive-date=16 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116164120/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/viola-cheptoo-lagat |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| country = {{flagcountry|Kenya}}
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| sport = [[Track and field]]
| collegeteam = [[Florida State Seminoles track and field|Florida State Seminoles]]<ref>[http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209583879 College team bio]</ref>
| collegeteam = [[Florida State Seminoles track and field|Florida State Seminoles]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209583879 |title=Violah Lagat |website=Seminoles.com |access-date=25 December 2015 |archive-date=25 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225211018/http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209583879 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Viola Cheptoo Lagat''' (born 13 March 1989) is a [[Kenya]]n [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]] specialising in the [[1500 metres]]. She competed at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships]] and [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 World Indoor Championships]].


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'''Viola Cheptoo Lagat''' (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan [[Middle-distance running|middle-distance runner]] specialising in the [[1500 metres]]. She competed at the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics|2015 World Championships]], [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships|2016 World Indoor Championships]] and [[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|2016 Summer Olympics]].
She comes from a family of runners that includes sister [[Mary Chepkemboi]] and brothers [[Bernard Lagat]] and [[Robert Cheseret]].<ref>[http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/5-minutes-with-violah-lagat 5 minutes with Violah Lagat]</ref>

She comes from a family of runners that includes sisters [[Mary Chepkemboi]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/sports/othersports/19lagat.html |title=In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First |last=Longman |first=Jeré |date=2008-05-19 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2017-05-20 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105064422/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/sports/othersports/19lagat.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Everlyne Lagat]]<ref>{{cite news
|first=Kevin |last=Pates |title=Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ |date=7 October 2022 |url=https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports/running-success-runs-in-family-for-defending-grandmas-womens-champ |website=duluthnewstribune.com |publisher=Duluth News Tribune |location=Duluth, Minnesota |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=en }}</ref> as well as brothers [[Robert Cheseret]] and Olympic medalist [[Bernard Lagat]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/5-minutes-with-violah-lagat |title=5 Minutes with Violah Lagat |work=Runner's World |first=John A. |last=Kissane |date=2012-10-11 |access-date=2017-05-20 |language=en |archive-date=16 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416092718/http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/5-minutes-with-violah-lagat |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Competition record==
==Competition record==
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==Personal bests==
==Personal bests==
'''Outdoor'''
'''Outdoor'''
*[[800 metres]] – 2:02.05 (Tomblaine 2015)
* [[800 metres]] – 2:02.05 (Tomblaine 2015)
*[[1000 metres]] – 2:42.58 (Linz 2013)
* [[1000 metres]] – 2:42.58 (Linz 2013)
*[[1500 metres]] – 4:04.10 (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2015)
* [[1500 metres]] – 4:04.10 (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2015)
*[[Mile run|One mile]] – 4:29.43 (Concord 2014)
* [[Mile run|One mile]] – 4:28.82 (Rovereto 2016)
*[[3000 metres]] – 8:52.34 (Rieti 2013)
* [[3000 metres]] – 8:52.34 (Rieti 2013)
*[[5000 metres]] – 15:35.12 (Palo Alto 2014)
* [[5000 metres]] – 15:35.12 (Palo Alto 2014)
'''Indoor'''
'''Indoor'''
*[[1000 metres]] – 2:40.72 (Boston 2014)
* [[1000 metres]] – 2:40.72 (Boston 2014)
*[[1500 metres]] – 4:10.45 (Portland 2016)
* [[1500 metres]] – 4:10.45 (Portland 2016)
*[[Mile run|One mile]] – 4:29.87 (New York 2016)
* [[Mile run|One mile]] – 4:29.87 (New York 2016)


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{Diamond League profile|14372181|Viola Cheptoo}}
* [http://www.diamondleague.com/athletes/14372181.html Violah Lagat IAAF Diamond League profile]
* {{World Athletics|14372181<!-- was 274042 -->|Viola Cheptoo}}
* [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/viola-cheptoo-lagat-274042 Violah Lagat IAAF profile]
* [http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209583879 Violah Lagat Florida State University profile]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001065104/http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209583879 |title=Violah Lagat at Florida State University}}
* [https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3287365/Florida_State/Violah_Lagat.html Violah Lagat Florida State University results]
* {{TFRRS|3287365|Violah Lagat – Florida State University}}
* [https://twitter.com/v_legit Violah Lagat profile on twitter]
* {{Twitter|v_legit|Violah Lagat}}

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Latest revision as of 06:43, 2 December 2023

Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Lagat running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 35)
Kipsirwo, Kenya
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Sport
Country Kenya
SportTrack and field
College teamFlorida 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 sisters Mary Chepkemboi[3] and Everlyne Lagat[4] as well as brothers Robert Cheseret and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat.[5]

Competition record[edit]

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[edit]

Outdoor

Indoor

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Violah Cheptoo Lagat". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Violah Lagat". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ^ Longman, Jeré (19 May 2008). "In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ^ Pates, Kevin (7 October 2022). "Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ". duluthnewstribune.com. Duluth, Minnesota: Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Kissane, John A. (11 October 2012). "5 Minutes with Violah Lagat". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.

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