1. Lornah Kiplagat was born on 1 May 1974 and is a Dutch professional long-distance runner.
18 Facts About Lornah Kiplagat
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Lornah Kiplagat was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and moved to the Netherlands in 1999.
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Lornah Kiplagat gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands ever since.
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Lornah Kiplagat used to run not only road events but in cross country and track and field.
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Lornah Kiplagat ran at the 2004,2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, was the 2007 gold medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, and took three straight World Road Running Championship titles from 2006 to 2008.
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Lornah Kiplagat is the founder of the famous high altitude training centre in Iten, Kenya.
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Lornah Kiplagat is the founder of her own African inspired sports brand called Lornah.
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Lornah Kiplagat was the first woman to win both the Falmouth Road Race and the Peachtree Road Race.
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In 1999 Lornah Kiplagat moved to the Netherlands; four years later she gained Dutch citizenship which allowed her to run for the Netherlands as of 2003.
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Lornah Kiplagat participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she finished 5th in the 10,000m.
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The year 2005 was a successful one for Lornah Kiplagat: she won a silver medal at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships then took the title at the 2005 European Cross Country Championships, feats which led to her begin selected as the Dutch athlete of the year.
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Lornah Kiplagat finished fifth in the 10,000m at the 2006 European Athletics Championships.
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Lornah Kiplagat won the 2007 World Cross Country Championships held in Mombasa, Kenya.
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Besides having owned the Dutch record for the marathon from 2003 until 2022, Lornah Kiplagat owns four world records.
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On 14 October 2007, Lornah Kiplagat set a new half marathon world record of 1:06:25 at the World Road Running Championships at Udine, Italy, while defending the title she first won in 2006.
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Lornah Kiplagat was ruled out for the whole of 2009 and returned to competition with a win at the Runner's World Zandvoort Circuit Run in March 2010.
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Lornah Kiplagat returned to the marathon event for the 2011 London Marathon and completed her first race over the distance in four years, coming 18th with a time of 2:27:57 hours.
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Lornah Kiplagat improved at the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon, crossing the line after 2:25:52 hours to claim third place, the Dutch national title, and the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifying time.