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Nancy Langat

1981 - Today

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Nancy Jebet Langat (born 22 August 1981) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specialises in the 1,500 metres. She won the gold medal in the 1,500 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics, in a personal best time of 4:00.23. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships, without reaching the finals. In her younger days, she mainly competed in the 800 metres, and was successful as a junior. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Nancy Langat is the 4,907th most popular athlete (down from 3,926th in 2024), the 125th most popular biography from Kenya (down from 100th in 2019) and the 95th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Nancy Langat ranks 4,907 out of 6,025. Before her are Chloe Esposito, Chidi Imoh, Francisco Santos, Valarie Allman, Kjetil Undset, and Darren Barber. After her are Monique Hennagan, Raimkul Malakhbekov, Krisztina Fazekas-Zur, Fanny Horn Birkeland, Johannes Dale, and Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Nancy Langat ranks 1,101. Before her are Danielle Fishel, Christian Knees, Sylwia Bogacka, Rachel Platten, Li Na, and Kōji Morisaki. After her are Morten Green, Rajaa al-Sanea, Linda Sundblad, Huenes Marcelo Lemos, Nerea Barros, and Sahraa Karimi.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Nancy Langat ranks 125 out of 150. Before her are Priscah Jepleting Cherono (1980), Paul Bitok (1970), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Pauline Konga (1970), and Erick Wainaina (1973). After her are William Mutwol (1967), Eunice Sum (1988), Nicholas Bett (1990), Edwin Soi (1986), Amina Mohamed (1961), and Robert Mambo Mumba (1978).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Nancy Langat ranks 95. Before her are Priscah Jepleting Cherono (1980), Paul Bitok (1970), Mubarak Hassan Shami (1980), Beatrice Chepkoech (1991), Pauline Konga (1970), and Erick Wainaina (1973). After her are William Mutwol (1967), Eunice Sum (1988), Nicholas Bett (1990), Edwin Soi (1986), Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (1988), and Linet Masai (1989).

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