About Victor Kiplangat
Born 1999. Victor Kiplangat is an Ugandan athletics competitor and police officer.
Victor Kiplangat (born 10 November 1999) is a Ugandan marathon runner, who became world champion in 2023. He won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2017 as a teenager.
In 2022 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's marathon event, despite taking a wrong turn close to the end of the course. On August 27, 2023 he won the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
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Who is Victor Kiplangat?
Ugandan athletics competitor
When was Victor Kiplangat born?
Victor Kiplangat was born on 10 November 1999 in Kapchorwa.
What is Victor Kiplangat's occupation?
Victor Kiplangat is an athletics competitor and police officer.
What nationality is Victor Kiplangat?
Victor Kiplangat is Ugandan.
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· Wikipedia: Victor Kiplangat
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