Viola Cheptoo Lagat

Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Lagat running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 37)
Kipsirwo, Kenya
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportTrack and field
College teamFlorida State Seminoles
Updated on 29 August 2015

Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan long-distance runner specialising in the Marathon. Viola previously specialized in the 1500 metres, competing at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics. After transitioning to the marathon, Viola has since competed three times at the New York City Marathon, twice at the Boston Marathon, once at the Berlin Marathon, and once at the Tokyo Marathon.

She comes from a family of runners that includes sisters Mary Chepkemboi and Everlyne Lagat as well as brothers Robert Cheseret and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Kenya
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
2020 Napoli City Half Marathon Naples, Italy 1st Half marathon 1:06:47
2021 New York City Marathon New York, New York 2nd Marathon 2:22:44
2022 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 6th Marathon 2:23:47
New York City Marathon New York, New York 5th Marathon 2:25:34
2023 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 13th Marathon 2:24:49
New York City Marathon New York, New York 6th Marathon 2:28:11
2025 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts 14th Marathon 2:25:23
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 4th Marathon 2:21:40
2026 Tokyo Marathon Tokyo, Japan 6th Marathon 2:19:05

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. ↑ "Violah Cheptoo Lagat". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Violah Lagat". Seminoles.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Longman, Jeré (19 May 2008). "In a Running Family, Someone Had to Be First". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Pates, Kevin (7 October 2022). "Running success runs in family for defending Grandma's women's champ". duluthnewstribune.com. Duluth, Minnesota: Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Kissane, John A. (11 October 2012). "5 Minutes with Violah Lagat". Runner's World. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2017.