Benjamin Kiplagat (4 March 1989 – 31 December 2023) was a Ugandan long-distance runner specialising in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[1]
Benjamin Kiplagat | |
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 Kiplagat in 2010 | |
| Born | 4 March 1989 Magoro, Uganda |
| Died | 31 December 2023 (aged 34) Eldoret, Kenya |
| Occupation | Long-distance runner |
Life
editKiplagat took up running following the success of Boniface Kiprop, who is from the same village as Kiplagat was, in the 2004 World Junior Championships. He began by competing in the 10,000 metres, but on the advice of his coach, he dropped down to the 1500 and 5000 m.[1]
Kiplagat made his international debut at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships, having qualified by finishing 6th in the Ugandan Junior Cross Country Championships. That year he also qualified for the World Junior Championships. There, he set a new national junior record of 8:35.77, which he then lowered to 8:34.14 in the final, where he finished 6th.[1]
In 2008, Kiplagat finished 4th in the World Cross Country Championships. That year, he lowered the Uganda record to 8:16.06 and then 8:14.29 before finishing second in the World Junior Championships.[1]
Kiplagat's 2009 season was disrupted by malaria and typhoid, but he still managed to further lower the Ugandan national record to 8:12.98. He was again affected by malaria, and a boil on his leg, in 2010, but again lowered the Ugandan record to 8:03.81. He finished 4th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Kiplagat was reported to have been stabbed to death, after his body was found in a car on 31 December 2023, near Eldoret in Kenya.[2][3] Two men were subsequently arrested in connection to the murder; one of them had the suspected murder weapon on his person.[4]
International competitions
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- ^ Disqualified in the final
Personal bests
edit- 1500 m – 3:38.86 (Nijmegen 2009)
- 3000 m – 7:46.50 (Dakar 2010)
- 5000 m – 13:22.67 (Kassel 2007)
- 10,000 m – 29:03.1 (Bugembe 2006)
- 2000 m st – 5:41.1 (Nairobi 2005)
- 3000 m st – 8:03.81 (Lausanne 2010)
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "IAAF: Benjamin Kiplagat | Profile". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Benjamin Kiplagat: Ugandan athlete stabbed to death in Kenya - reports". BBC News. 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat Found With Fatal Stab Wounds In Eldoret, Kenya". 1 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ Odula, Tom (1 January 2024). "2 men arrested in connection with Ugandan Olympic runner's killing in Kenya, police say". ABC News. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Former Ugandan steeplechase Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat found fatally stabbed in Kenya ABC News
- ^ Benjamin KIPLAGAT COUNTRY Uganda BORN 04 MAR 1989 ATHLETE CODE 14229601 - Honors Summary 1x World U20 Championships Silver medalist 1x African Championships Bronze medalist 1x In Top 8 at Commonwealth Games 1x In Top 8 at All-African Games World Athletics
External links
edit- Benjamin Kiplagat at World Athletics
- Benjamin Kiplagat at World Athletics
- Benjamin Kiplagat at Diamond League
- Benjamin Kiplagat at Olympedia
- Benjamin Kiplagat at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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