event weight height pb olympics birth_date article_title name collegeteam
800 m , 1500 m 108 lb kg 5 ft 0 in m '' : 1:57.75 ' 800 & nbsp ; m '' ' 2008 1500 & nbsp ; m , 7th in semi-finals 1500 & nbsp ; m , 1st 2004 22 august 1981 nancy langat
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nancy langat

nancy jebet langat -lrb- born 22 august 1981 -rrb- is a kenyan middle distance , runner who specialises in the 1500 metres .
she won the gold medal in the 1500 m at the 2008 summer olympics , in a personal best time of 4:00.23 .
she also competed at the 2004 summer olympics and the 2005 world championships , without reaching the finals .
in her younger days she mainly competed in the 800 metres , and was successful as a junior .
langat won gold at the 2008 summer olympics in beijing and became the second kenyan woman to win an olympic gold .
the first one was pamela jelimo , who won the 800 m at the same olympics .
at the 2009 world championships , langat did not advance past the semifinals , but finished the season with a win at the world athletics final .
in 2010 langat won the prestigious diamond league tally for the 1500 m .
she went undefeated in all of her races against the best runners in the world .
he performance at the 2010 iaaf continental cup was a controversial one , as she attempted to pull back hind dehiba as the two duelled in the final straight .
langat fell and finished last .
she claimed an 800/1500 m middle distance double at the 2010 commonwealth games , however , and was chosen as the kenyan sportswoman of the year in december .
langat had less success on the 2011 diamond league circuit : on her two appearances , at the golden gala and prefontaine classic , she came fifth both times .
she topped the podium in the 1500 m at the 2011 military world games , but was eliminated in the semi-finals at the 2011 world championships in athletics .
she suffered a knee injury in 2012 and missed the opportunity to defend her olympic title .
