Charles Tangus
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Charles Tangus is a Kenya
n distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
in 1995 and won a bronze medal
finishing third behind fellow Kenyan Paul Yego
. He won the Berlin Half Marathon
in 1996.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural...
in 1995 and won a bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
finishing third behind fellow Kenyan Paul Yego
Paul Yego
Paul Yego is a Kenyan distance and marathon runner. He participated at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in 1995 and won a silver medal finishing behind Moses Tanui- External links :...
. He won the Berlin Half Marathon
Berlin Half Marathon
Berlin Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race held in early Spring in Berlin, Germany. The race was first held in 1984. A total of 23,799 runners took part in the half marathon in 2010...
in 1996.