Tarık Langat Akdağ

Kenyan-Turkish long distance runner

Tarık Langat Akdağ

Personal information

Birth name

Patrick Kipkirui Langat

Nationality

Turkey

Born

(1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36)
Nandi, Kenya

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

60 kg (132 lb)

Sport

Long distance

Club

Enkaspor

Coached by

Carol Santa

Achievements and titles

Personal bests

3000 m sc 8:08.59 (2011)
5000 m: 14:01.60 (2009)
3000 m indoor: 8:01.29 (2014)

Medal record

Men's athletics

Representing Turkey
European Championships
	2012 Helsinki	3000 m steepl.
European Team Championships
	2013 Gateshead	3000 m steepl.
Islamic Solidarity Games
	2013 Palembang	3000 m steepl.
Mediterranean Games
	2013 Mersin	3000 m steepl.

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 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall athlete at 60 kg (130 lb) 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.^[6] In 2017, he competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2017 World Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.^[7]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:35.24
2013	European Team Championships	Gateshead, United Kingdom	1st	3000 m s'chase	8:36.25
	Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	2nd	3000 m s'chase	8:20.08
	Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	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
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	–	3000 m s'chase	DNF

References

^ "Tarık Langart Akdag". All Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Tarık Langat Akdağ" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "Sporcular/Atletizm-Bekir Karayel" (in Turkish). Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı-Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "Londrada bir ilk yaşanacak". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
^ "Athletics-Results". The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games. Archived from the original on 30 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b "IAAF: Tarik Langat Akdag | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ "Men's 3000 metres steeplechase – Heats" (PDF). 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.