Tarık Langat Akdağ

Tarık Langat Akdağ

Personal information
Birth name	Patrick Kipkirui Langat
Nationality	Turkey
Born	June 16, 1988 Nandi, Kenya
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long distance
Club	Enkaspor
Coached by	Carol Santa
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	3000 m sc 8:08.59 (2011) 5000 m: 14:01.60 (2009) 3000 m indoor: 8:02.62 (2012)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  Turkey European Championships 2012 Helsinki 3000 m steepl. European Team Championships 2013 Gateshead 3000 m steepl. Islamic Solidarity Games 2013 Palembang 3000 m steepl. Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin 3000 m steepl.

Tarık Langat Akdağ (born Patrick Kipkirui Langat on June 16, 1988 in Nandi, Kenya) is a Turkish long distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 3000 m and 5000 m events.^[1] The 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall athlete at 60 kg (130 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where he is coached by Carol Santa.^[2]

He is qualified to participate in the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase event. He became gold medalist in the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.^[4]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2012	21st European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	8:35.24
2013	4th European Team Championships	Gateshead, Great Britain	1st	8:36.25
	17th Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	8:20.08
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	8:28.79

References

1. "Tarık Langart Akdag". All Athletics. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
2. "Sporcular/Atletizm-Tarık Langat Akdağ" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
3. "Londrada bir ilk yaşanacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
4. "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Retrieved 2013-10-03.

External links

• Tarık Langat Akdağ profile at IAAF