Victor Kiplangat
Victor Kiplangat (born 10 November 1999) is a Ugandan marathon runner, who became world champion in 2023. He won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2017 as a teenager.[1]
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| Nationality | Ugandan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Mountain running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Cross-country running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Quercia Trentingrana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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In 2022 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's marathon event, despite taking a wrong turn close to the end of the course.[2][3] On August 27, 2023 he won the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz | 19th | 5000 m | 14:21.22 | |
| 2017 | Cross Country World Championships | Kampala | 19th | Junior men's race (8 km) | 24:29 | |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:55 | |
| 2023 | World Athletics Championships | Budapest | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:53 | |
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| 2017 | World Championships | Premana | 1st | Men's race (13 km) | 52:31 | |
References
- "World Trophy (1991-2008)/World Championships (2009 on)". wmra.ch. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- "Marathon - Men's Marathon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "Commonwealth Games 2022: Victor Kiplangat wins marathon despite going wrong way". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links
- Victor Kiplangat at World Athletics
- Victor Kiplangat at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Victor Kiplangat at ARRS
- Victor Kiplangat at ITRA
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