Viola Cheptoo Lagat Explained

Birth Date:	13 March 1989
Birth Place:	Kipsirwo, Kenya
Height:	1.65m (05.41feet)^[1]
Country:
Sport:	Track and field
Collegeteam:	Florida State Seminoles^[2]
Show-Medals:	yes
Updated:	29 August 2015

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.

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

Representing
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (h)	1500 m	4:12.15
2016	World Indoor Championships	Portland, United States	8th	1500 m	4:10.45
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14th (sf)	1500 m	4:06.83

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:02.05 (Tomblaine 2015)
• 1000 metres – 2:42.58 (Linz 2013)
• 1500 metres – 4:04.10 (Lignano Sabbiadoro 2015)
• One mile – 4:28.82 (Rovereto 2016)
• 3000 metres – 8:52.34 (Rieti 2013)
• 5000 metres – 15:35.12 (Palo Alto 2014)

Indoor

• 1000 metres – 2:40.72 (Boston 2014)
• 1500 metres – 4:10.45 (Portland 2016)
• One mile – 4:29.87 (New York 2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Violah Cheptoo Lagat . Rio2016.com . 16 November 2016 . 16 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161116164120/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/viola-cheptoo-lagat . dead.
2. Web site: Violah Lagat . Seminoles.com . 25 December 2015 . 25 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151225211018/http://www.seminoles.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=32900&ATCLID=209583879 . dead.
3. News: In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First . Longman . Jeré . 2008-05-19 . The New York Times . 2017-05-20 . 0362-4331 . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105064422/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/sports/othersports/19lagat.html . live.
4. News: Kevin . Pates . Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ . 7 October 2022 . duluthnewstribune.com . Duluth News Tribune . Duluth, Minnesota . 7 October 2022 . en .
5. News: 5 Minutes with Violah Lagat . Runner's World . John A. . Kissane . 2012-10-11 . 2017-05-20 . en . 16 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416092718/http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/5-minutes-with-violah-lagat . live.