Florence Kiplagat
 Kiplagat at the 2011 Berlin Marathon |
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  Kenya
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| World Cross Country Championships | ||
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2009 Amman | Long race |
| World Half Marathon Championships | ||
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2010 Nanning | Half marathon |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2014 Glasgow | 10000 m |
Florence Jebet Kiplagat (born 27 February 1987) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is a two-time world champion, having won at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. She was the world record holder for the women's half marathon with a time of 1:05:09 hours until it was broken by Peres Kipchirchir on February 10, 2017 at the RAK Half Marathon.
She has also represented Kenya on the track, having won the silver medal over 5000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She competed in the 10,000 m at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and was the Kenyan record holder in the event with her best of 30:11.53 minutes until it was broken by Vivian Cheruiyot on August 12th, 2016 at the Rio Olympic Games.
Kiplagat studied at the Sirgoech Secondary School in Iten and she hoped to get a scholarship in the United States. She failed to get a scholarship, but had a successful start for her running career. She won the silver medal in 5000 m at the 2006 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 World Cross Country Championships she finished fifth in the senior race, while the Kenyan team of which she was a part won the silver medal in the team competition.
She was out of activity in 2008 after becoming a mother. After the motherhood, she started the collaboration with the Italian Coach Renato Canova, which produced great results, continuing today. She made comeback in early 2009 by winning the Elgoibar Cross Country and Cross Internacional de Itálica meetings in Spain. She won the women race at the 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ahead of compatriot Linet Masai. She became the second Kenyan to win the long race at the World Cross Country Championships, the first one was Hellen Chepngeno, who won in 1994. On 14 June 2009 she finished 2nd in the 10,000 m race in Utrecht. Kiplagat's time, 30:11.53 was a Kenyan record. The previous national record (30:26.50), was set by Linet Masai at the 2008 Olympics.
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