PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Tarık Langat Akdağ
Personal information
Birth name	Patrick Kipkirui Langat
Nationality	Turkey
Born	16 June 1988 (age 36); Nandi, Kenya
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
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
European Team Championships
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games

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.