Tarık Langat Akdağ
Tarık Langat Akdağ (birth name Patrick Kipkirui Langat ; born June 16, 1988 in Nandi , Kenya ) is a Turkish obstacle and long-distance runner of Kenyan origin.
He received Turkish citizenship on June 21, 2011. At the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2012 , he won silver over 3000 meters obstacle. He was part of the Turkish team for the 2012 Olympic Games . In London he covered the 3000 meter obstacle course in the Olympic final in 8: 27.64 minutes and came in ninth. The athlete who belongs to the Istanbul Enkaspor Sports Club is trained by Carol Santa .
Personal bests
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3000 m : 7: 47.68 min, September 7, 2008, Dubnica nad Váhom
- Hall: 8: 02.62 min, February 18, 2012, Istanbul
- 5000 m : 13: 45.21 min, May 13, 2006, Xalapa
- 3000 m obstacle: 8: 08.59 min, May 15, 2011, Shanghai
Web links
- Tarık Langat Akdağ in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Athlete portrait of Tarık Langat Akdağ at the IAAF (English)
- Profile on www.london2012.com , accessed August 14, 2012
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| SURNAME | Akdağ, Tarık Langat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Langat, Patrick Kipkirui (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Turkish obstacle and long distance runner of Kenyan origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nandi , Kenya |