Laban Kagika

Laban Kagika (born July 17, 1978 ) is a former Kenyan long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon .

In 2000 he won the Sapporo Half Marathon , and in 2001 he finished fourth in the Fukuoka Marathon . The following year he won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon .

Then, in 2003, he finished fifth in the Tokyo International Men's Marathon , and in 2004 he won the Hokkaidō Marathon . In 2005 he won the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon again.

2007 followed a fourth place in the Lake Biwa Marathon rank 52 at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka .

Eighth place in the Hokkaidō Marathon in 2008 was followed by third place in the same race in 2009.

Personal bests

• 5000 m : 13: 30.65 min, April 29, 2003, Hiroshima
• 10,000 m : 27: 57.81 min, October 7, 2000, Sendai
• Half marathon : 1:01:36 h, February 6, 2005, Marugame
• Marathon: 2:10:24 h, December 2, 2001, Fukuoka

Web links

• Laban Kagika in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr