Patrick Sang
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Patrick Sang is a retired Kenya
n runner.
Sang won three silver medals in major 3,000 m steeplechase competitions:
He won gold medal in the 1987 All-Africa Games
held in Kenya.
His 3,000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:03.41, set in 1997. In the late 1990s he also competed in marathon
and half marathon
races.
Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns.
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 runner.
Sang won three silver medals in major 3,000 m steeplechase competitions:
- 1991 World Championships in Athletics1991 World Championships in AthleticsThe 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1 and athletes from 167 countries participated in the event.The event is best-remembered for the...
- 1992 Summer Olympics1992 Summer OlympicsThe 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
- 1993 World Championships in Athletics1993 World Championships in AthleticsThe 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations....
He won gold medal in the 1987 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games
The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations...
held in Kenya.
His 3,000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:03.41, set in 1997. In the late 1990s he also competed in marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
and half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
races.
Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns.