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Tarık Langat Akdağ

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Tarık Langat Akdağ
Personal information
Birth namePatrick Kipkirui Langat
Nationality Turkey
Born (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36)
Nandi, Kenya
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportLong distance
ClubEnkaspor
Coached byCarol Santa
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Helsinki 3000 m steepl.
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Gateshead 3000 m steepl.
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang 3000 m steepl.
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mersin 3000 m steepl.

Tarık Langat Akdağ (born Patrick Kipkirui Langat on 16 June 1988, in Nandi, Kenya) is a Turkish long-distance runner of Kenyan origin competing in the 3000 m and 5000 m events.[1] The 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall athlete at 60 kg (130 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, where he is coached by Carol Santa.[2]

He is qualified to participate in the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th.[3][4] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal in the 3000 m steeplechase event. He became gold medalist in the 3000 m steeplechase event at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.[5] That year, he also competed at the World Championships.[6] He participated in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2016 Olympics, but did not finish his heat.[6] In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[7]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:35.24
2013 European Team Championships Gateshead, United Kingdom 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:36.25
Mediterranean Games Mersin, Turkey 2nd 3000 m s'chase 8:20.08
Islamic Solidarity Games Palembang, Indonesia 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:28.79
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 44th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:53.42
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain – 3000 m s'chase DNF
European Championships Berlin, Germany – 3000 m s'chase DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Tarık Langart Akdag". All Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Tarık Langat Akdağ" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Bekir Karayel" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Londrada bir ilk yaşanacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ a b "IAAF: Tarik Langat Akdag | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase – Heats" (PDF). 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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