William Kiplagat

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William Kiplagat at the 2006 Boston Marathon

William Kiplagat (born June 21, 1972 ) is a former Kenyan half marathon and marathon runner .

On his debut, he set his personal best in third place in the 1999 Amsterdam Marathon with 2:06:50 h. In 2000 he was fourth in the London marathon , third in the Prague and Berlin marathons in 2001 , and in 2003 he won the Rotterdam marathon in 2:07:42 h and was fourth in Amsterdam in 2:07:50 h.

In 2005 he won the JoongAng Seoul Marathon , and in 2007 he came second in the Biwa Lake Marathon .

At the World Athletics Championships in 2007 , he finished eighth.

He is an uncle of Florence Kiplagat , who is also a long-distance runner.

Personal bests

Marathon successes

year competition place position
1999 Amsterdam marathon Amsterdam , Netherlands 3rd place 2:06:50 h
Cleveland Marathon Cleveland , United States 3rd place 2:14:16 h
2000 London marathon London , UK 4th Place 2:09:06 h
Chicago marathon Chicago , United States 6th place 2:11:57 h
2001 Berlin marathon Berlin 3rd place 2:09:55 h
Prague marathon Prague , Czech Republic 3rd place 2:10:29 h
2002 London marathon London , UK 13th place 2:15:59 h
2003 Rotterdam marathon Rotterdam , Netherlands 1st place 2:07:42 h
World Athletics Championships 2003 Paris , France - eliminated
Amsterdam marathon Amsterdam , Netherlands 3rd place 2:07:50 h
2004 London marathon London , UK 12th place 2:12:04 h
JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul , South Korea 6th place 2:12:04 h
2005 Rotterdam marathon Rotterdam , Netherlands 10th place 2:12:10 h
JoongAng Seoul Marathon Seoul , South Korea 1st place 2:08:27 h
2006 Boston marathon Boston , United States 8th place 2:13:26 h
2007 Lake Biwa marathon Ōtsu , Japan 2nd place 2:10:47 h
World Athletics Championships 2007 Osaka , Japan 8th place 2:19:21 h
Seoul International Marathon Seoul , South Korea 8th place 2:14:20 h
2008 Frankfurt marathon Frankfurt am Main 10th place 2:10:53 h
2009 Frankfurt marathon Frankfurt am Main 3rd place 2:07:05 h

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personal data
SURNAME Kiplagat, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1972