Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (born 8 February 1989) is a Kenyan

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

, who specialises in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or 800 meters (American and British English spelling differences#-re.2C -er, US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of a ...

. His younger brother, Lawi Lalang, ran for the

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Career

At the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m. At the

2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010. Bidding and organisation Th ...

, he won a silver medal in the 800 m. He ran a mile personal best of 3:56.14 at the

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, defeating training partner and race favourite

Bernard Lagat Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American former Middle-distance running, middle and long-distance running, long-distance runner. Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his List of eligibility transfers in at ...

in the process and went on to lower his time to 3:52.18 in Oslo, Norway. On 29 August 2010 he ran a personal best of 1:42.95 at the Rieti meeting in second place behind the new world record set by

David Rudisha David Lekuta Rudisha, State Commendations of Kenya, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan Middle-distance running, middle-distance runner who is the world and Olympic record holder in the 800 metres. Rudisha won gold medals in the 800 ...

. He studies

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at Rend Lake College in

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. He has been mentored by Kenyan-born American runner

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Competition record

Personal Bests

- 1:42.95 - Rieti, ITA, 29/08/2010 *

1000 Metres The 1000 metres, 1 kilometer run, or 1K run is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. It consists of two and a half laps around an outdoor 400 m track, or five laps around an indoor 200 m track. The 1000 ...

- 2:14.83 - Eugene, OR, 03/07/2010 *

1500 Metres The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. It is equivalent to 1.5 kilomet ...

- 3:35.80 - Rome, ITA, 10/06/2010 *

Mile The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a imperial unit, British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of Unit of length, le ...

- 3:52.18 - Oslo, NOR, 04/06/2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalang, Boaz 1989 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States African Games silver medalists for Kenya African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Olympic athletes for Kenya Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics