Tarık Langat Akdağ
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Birth name | Patrick Kipkirui Langat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36) Nandi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Long distance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Carol Santa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tarık Langat Akdağ (born Patrick Kipkirui Langat on 16 June 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, finishing in 9th.[3][4] 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.[5] That year, he also competed at the World Championships.[6] He participated in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics, but did not finish his heat.[6] In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[7]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:35.24 |
2013 | European Team Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:36.25 |
Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 8:20.08 | |
Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:28.79 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 44th (h) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:53.42 |
2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | – | 3000 m s'chase | DNF |
European Championships | Berlin, Germany | – | 3000 m s'chase | DNF |
References
- ^ "Tarık Langart Akdag". All Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Tarık Langat Akdağ" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Bekir Karayel" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Londrada bir ilk yaşanacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ a b "IAAF: Tarik Langat Akdag | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase – Heats" (PDF). 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
- Tarık Langat Akdağ at World Athletics
- Tarık Langat Akdağ at Diamond League
- Tarık Langat Akdağ at Olympics.com
- Tarık Langat Akdağ at Olympedia
- Tarık Langat Akdağ at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Tarık Langat Akdağ at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
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