Benjamin Kiplagat

Benjamin Kiplagat

Benjamin Kiplagat (born 4 March 1989 in Magoro) ia 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
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	6th	3,000 m st	8:34.14
2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa, Kenya	5th	Junior race
	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
	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[1]
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	14th	3,000 m st	8:31.09

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

External links

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• Benjamin Kiplagat profile at IAAF