Boaz Kiplagat Lalang (born 8 February 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 800 metres. His younger brother, Lawi Lalang, ran for the University of Arizona.From Dust to Dominance. Runner's World.
Career
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Lalang barely missed running in the finals of the 800 m.
At the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships, he won a silver medal in the 800 m. He ran a mile personal best of 3:56.14 at the Drake Relays, defeating training partner and race favourite Bernard Lagat in the process and went on to lower his time to 3:52.18 in Oslo, Norway.Dunaway, James (2010-04-25). Cantwell opens with 21.69m effort in Des Moines - Drake Relays report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-25.
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.
He studies Business Administration at Rend Lake College in Illinois. He has been mentored by Kenyan-born American runner Bernard Lagat.The Standard, 11 October 2010: Kenya's 800m game plan worked to the letter
Competition record
Representing 2008Olympic GamesOlympic Games7th (sf)800 m1:45.872010World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd800 m1:46.39Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India 1st800 m1:46.602011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique 2nd800 m1:46.402012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey12th (sf)800 m1:49.31
Personal Bests 800 metres - 1:42.95 - Rieti, ITA, 29/08/2010 1000 Metres - 2:14.83 - Eugene, OR, 03/07/2010 1500 Metres - 3:35.80 - Rome, ITA, 10/06/2010 Mile - 3:52.18 - Oslo, NOR, 04/06/2010
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