Tarık Langat Akdağ Explained

Tarık Langat Akdağ
Birth Name:	Patrick Kipkirui Langat
Birth Date:	1988 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Nandi, Kenya
Height:	1.76 m
Weight:	60 kg
Sport:	Long distance
Club:	Enkaspor
Coach:	Carol Santa
Pb:	3000 m sc 8:08.59 (2011) 5000 m: 14:01.60 (2009) 3000 m indoor: 8:01.29 (2014)

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 176cm (69inches) tall athlete at 60kg (130lb) 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. In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.^[7]

Achievements

2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:35.24
2013	European Team Championships	Gateshead, United Kingdom	bgcolor=gold	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:36.25
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:20.08
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	bgcolor=gold	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tarık Langart Akdag . All Athletics . 25 May 2012.
2. Web site: Sporcular/Atletizm-Tarık Langat Akdağ . Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında . Turkish . 25 May 2012.
3. Web site: Sporcular/Atletizm-Bekir Karayel . Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında . Turkish . 25 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120704043742/http://www.gsb.gov.tr/londra2012/site/sporcular.asp?nameid=379 . 4 July 2012.
4. News: Londrada bir ilk yaşanacak . . 16 May 2012 . Turkish . 25 May 2012.
5. Web site: Athletics-Results . The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games . 3 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130930174329/http://www.3rdisgindonesia.com/frontpage/category/3 . 30 September 2013.
6. Web site: IAAF: Tarik Langat Akdag Profile. iaaf.org. 2017-08-13.
7. Web site: Men's 3000 metres steeplechase – Heats . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200925150337/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5151/AT-3KSC-M-h----.RS4.pdf . 25 September 2020 . 12 November 2020 . 2017 World Championships in Athletics.