Isaac Kiprono Songok (born 25 April 1984 in Kaptel,

Nandi District Nandi District was an administrative district in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. Its capital town was Kapsabet. Following the transfer of some of territory from Uganda to British East Africa, Nandi District was a subdivision of Kisumu Provinc ...

) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. He went St. Patrick's High School in

Iten Iten is a town in Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the Republic of Kenya and serves as the capital and is the largest town in the county. International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) awarded the town with a plaque recognising Iten as a Wo ...

, famous for producing runners. In 2001 he set a new 2000 m World Junior Record (4:56.86) in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

and became World Youth Champion at 1500 metres. He is best known for winning the silver medal in the short race at the 2006 World Cross Country Championships. He is managed by James Templeton and coached by Colm O'Connell. Songok is from Kaptel village, as is

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 ...

, another famous athlete.

Achievements

Personal bests

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 ...

- 3:30.99 min (2004) *Mile - 3:54.56 min (2001) *

3000 metres The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000 m sho ...

- 7:28.72 min (2006) *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

- 12:48.66 min (2006)

External links

* *IAAF, March 27, 2006
Focus on Africa - Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)
1984 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Kenyan male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kenya Athletes from Nandi County Kenyan male cross country runners 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub