Benjamin Kiplagat

Benjamin Kiplagat
Born	March 4, 1989 Magoro, Uganda.
Occupation	Long-distance runner

Benjamin Kiplagat is a Ugandan long-distance runner specializing in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Uganda
2006	World Cross Country Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	50th	Short race (4 km)	11:31
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	6th	3,000 m st	8:34.14
2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	5th	Junior race (8 km)	24:31
	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	7th	3,000 m st	8:34.83
	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	28th (h)	3,000 m st	8:40.65
2008	World Cross Country Championships	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	4th	Junior race (7.905 km)	22:43
	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	2nd	3,000 m st	8:19.24
	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	9th	3,000 m st	8:20.27
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th	3,000 m st	8:17.82
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	5th	3,000 m st	8:32.03
	Commonwealth Games	Delhi, India	4th	3,000 m st	8:24.15
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	10th	3,000 m st	8:22.21
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	3rd	3,000 m st	8:18.73
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	6th (h)	3,000 m st	8:18.44 (disqualified in the final)
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th	3,000 m st	8:31.09
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	31st (h)	3,000 m st	8:54.46

Personal bests

• 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

• Benjamin Kiplagat profile at IAAF

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