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Viola Cheptoo Lagat

Viola Cheptoo Lagat

Kenyan middle-distance runner

Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics.

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She comes from a family of runners that includes sisters Mary Chepkemboi[3] and Everlyne Lagat[4] as well as brothers Robert Cheseret and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat.[5]

Competition record

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Personal bests

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Indoor

References

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    "Violah Cheptoo Lagat". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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    "Violah Lagat". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
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    Longman, Jeré (19 May 2008). "In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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    Pates, Kevin (7 October 2022). "Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ". duluthnewstribune.com. Duluth, Minnesota: Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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    Kissane, John A. (11 October 2012). "5 Minutes with Violah Lagat". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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