Bernard Lagat

Bernard Lagat

Lagat in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat
Nationality	Kenyan-American
Born	December 12, 1974 (1974-12-12) (age 50) Kapsabet, Kenya
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	United States  Kenya
Sport	Athletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event	800 m – Marathon
College team	Washington State Cougars
Club	Nike
Turned pro	1998
Coached by	James Li
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2000 Sydney 1500 m,  Bronze 2004 Athens 1500 m,  Silver 2008 Beijing 1500 m, 12th 5000 m, 9th 2012 London 5000 m, 4th 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m, 5th
World finals	2001 Edmonton 1500 m,  Silver 2007 Osaka 1500 m,  Gold 5000 m,  Gold 2009 Berlin 1500 m,  Bronze 5000 m,  Silver 2011 Daegu 5000 m,  Silver 2013 Moscow 5000 m, 6th
Personal bests	800 m: 1:46.00 (Berlin 2003) 1000 m: 2:16.18 (Gateshead 2008) 1500 m: 3:26.34 NR (Brussels 2001) One Mile: 3:47.28 (Rome 2001) 3000 m: 7:29.00 AR (Rieti 2010) 5000 m: 12:53.60 AR (Monaco 2011) 10,000 m: 27:49.35 MWR (Palo Alto 2016) 10 km: 27:48 MWR (Manchester 2015) Half marathon: 62:00 MAR (Houston 2018) Marathon: 2:12:10 (Gold Coast 2019)
Medal record Men's athletics Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 1 1 World Championships 2 3 1 World Indoor Championships 3 2 0 Continental Cup 2 0 1 Universiade 1 0 0 Total 8 5 3 Representing  Kenya Olympic Games 2004 Athens 1500 m 2000 Sydney 1500 m World Championships 2001 Edmonton 1500 m World Indoor Championships 2003 Birmingham 1500 m 2004 Budapest 3000 m World Cup 2002 Madrid 1500 m Representing  United States World Championships 2007 Osaka 1500 m 2007 Osaka 5000 m 2009 Berlin 5000 m 2011 Daegu 5000 m 2009 Berlin 1500 m World Indoor Championships 2010 Doha 3000 m 2012 Istanbul 3000 m 2014 Sopot 3000 m World Cup 2010 Split 3000 m 2010 Split 5000 m 2014 Marrakech 3000 m

Bernard Kipchirchir Lagat (born December 12, 1974) is a Kenyan-American former middle and long-distance runner.

Lagat was born in Kapsabet, Kenya. Prior to his change of domicile to the US, Lagat had an extensive competitive career representing his native country.

With his personal best of 3:26.34, Lagat is the Kenyan record holder at 1500 m outdoors, and is the second fastest 1500 m runner of all time, behind Hicham El Guerrouj. After becoming an American citizen, he broke American records in several events, including the 1500 m, mile, 3000 m, and 5000 m.

Lagat is a five-time Olympian, having competed in the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 games, and is a thirteen-time medalist in World Championships and Olympics including five gold medals. At the age of 41, he finished 5th in the finals of the 5000 m at the Rio Olympics.^[2]

Lagat's long-term coach is James Li of the University of Arizona, with whom he has worked for over a decade.^[3] Today, Lagat is the head cross country coach and an assistant track and field coach at the University of Arizona.^[4]