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Florence Kiplagat
Sex: Female. Birthdate: 02/27/1987 (25 years old)
Country: Kenya
Location: Kenya
Florence Jebet Kiplagat 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 has also represented Kenya on the track, having won the silver medal over 5000 meters at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics. She competed in the 10,000 meters at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics and is the current Kenyan record holder in the event with her best of 30:11.53 minutes. She was the favorite for the 2012 Egmond Half Marathon, but finished as runner-up. She moved up to third on the all-time lists with a winning run of 1:06:38 hours at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon. She turned to the 10,000 m at the Prefontaine Classic and claimed the runner-up spot. She failed to make the Olympic team in the event, however, narrowly finishing fourth at the Kenyan trial race.

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