About Patrick Sang
Born 1964. Patrick Sang is a Kenyan athletics competitor and coach.
Patrick Sang (born 11 April 1964) is a Kenyan running coach and retired steeplechase runner.
Sang won three silver medals in major 3000 m steeplechase competitions: 1991 World Championships in Athletics 1992 Summer Olympics 1993 World Championships in Athletics
He won the gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games held in Kenya.
His 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:03.41, set in 1997. In the late 1990s, he also competed in marathon and half marathon races.
Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns.
Sang is the coach of Eliud Kipchoge, the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion who broke the marathon world record in 2018 and 2022 and also became the first man to run the marathon distance in under 2 hours, and Faith Kipyegon, double Olympic and world 1500 metres champion.
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Who is Patrick Sang?
athletics competitor
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Patrick Sang was born on 11 April 1964 in Nandi County.
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Patrick Sang is an athletics competitor and coach.
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Patrick Sang is Kenyan.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Patrick Sang. https://biography.guide/patrick-sang/
MLA: "Patrick Sang." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/patrick-sang/.
Chicago: "Patrick Sang." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/patrick-sang/.
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