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| Nationality | Kenyan | ||||||||
| Born | (1991-06-15) June 15, 1991 (age 33) Eldoret, Kenya | ||||||||
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| Sport | Long-distance running | ||||||||
| Event | 800 m – 10 km | ||||||||
| College team | University of Arizona | ||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army | ||||||||
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Lawi Lalang (born June 15, 1991) is a Kenyan-American runner.
Personal life
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. He switched athletic allegiance from Kenya to the US on May 17, 2018.
Career
In college, Lalang ran for the University of Arizona. Lawi Lalang was coached by James Li of the University of Arizona, who also coaches other eminent Kenyan-American runners including Bernard Lagat. 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.
Representing the US in international competition, Lalang won the bronze medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 Pan American Games.
Personal bests
- 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
- 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.
- ^ Lawi Lalang at World Athletics
- From Dust to Dominance. Runner's World.
- "James Li - Cross Country Coach".
- [REDACTED] Media related to Lawi Lalang at Wikimedia Commons
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- 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 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
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen