Lawi Lalang
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | June 15, 1991 Eldoret, Kenya[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Event | 800 m – 10 km |
| College team | University of Arizona |
| Club | U.S. Army |
Medal record | |
Lawi Lalang (born June 15, 1991) is a Kenyan-American runner.
Personal life
[edit]His elder brother Boaz Kiplagat Lalang is a middle distance runner, who specialises in the 5000 metres. Lalang was drafted into the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program on a track to becoming a U.S. citizen.[2] He switched athletic allegiance from Kenya to the US on May 17, 2018.[3]
Career
[edit]In college, Lalang ran for the University of Arizona.[4] Lawi Lalang was coached by James Li of the University of Arizona, who also coaches other eminent Kenyan-American runners including Bernard Lagat.[5] Lalang won 2011 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships titles. In 2012, he won bronze at both the 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships and at the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5,000 m). In 2013 he won both 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the 2013 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In 2014 he took two silver medals at the 2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships before finishing with a silver and a gold at the 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3]
Representing the US in international competition, Lalang won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 Pan American Games.[3]
Personal bests
[edit]- 800 metres – 1:48.88
- 1500 metres – 3:33.20
- Mile – 3:52.88
- 5000 metres – 13:00.95
- 10,000 metres – 28:14.63
References
[edit]- ^ SPC Lawi Lalang. armymwr.com
- ^ Lawi Lalang Will Become American This Fall, But Can't Race For The U.S. Yet. Flotrack.org. Retrieved on February 11, 2018.
- ^ a b c Lawi Lalang at World Athletics
- ^ From Dust to Dominance. Runner's World.
- ^ "James Li - Cross Country Coach".
Media related to Lawi Lalang at Wikimedia Commons
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Kenyan male middle-distance runners
- Kenyan male long-distance runners
- Kenyan emigrants to the United States
- Junior college men's track and field athletes in the United States
- Arizona Wildcats men's track and field athletes
- American male middle-distance runners
- American male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- People from Eldoret
- United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field)
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
- 21st-century American sportsmen