Philip Langat

Philip Kiprono Langat (born 1990) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in road running events.

[1] He performed poorly at the Kenyan World Championship trial race (placing 60th) and instead competed on the Italian road running circuit that year.

[3][4] Langat ran in a series of Dutch races in the 2011 season, starting with a second-place finish at the Venloop half marathon.

[5][6] He won his fifth Dutch race of the year at the Montferland Run 15K, where he beat high level competition including Hailu Mekonnen and Abel Kirui.

[8] He spent the rest of the year on the Dutch where he won the Stadsloop Appingedam and Breda Half Marathon, as well as runner-up at the Utrecht Singelloop and Monterferland Run.