Elijah Lagat

Summary

Elijah Lagat is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Nandi County^[2]. He was born on +1966-06-19T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Eldoret^[4]. He died on +2025-09-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a marathon runner^[6] and politician^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Elijah Lagat's place of birth was Nandi County^[2].
• Elijah Lagat died in Eldoret^[4].
• Elijah Lagat was born on +1966-06-19T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Elijah Lagat died on +2025-09-29T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Elijah Lagat held citizenship in Kenya^[9].
• Elijah Lagat worked as a marathon runner^[6].
• Elijah Lagat's professions included politician^[7].
• Elijah Lagat held the position of Member of the National Assembly^[10].
• Elijah Lagat held the position of Member of the National Assembly^[11].
• Elijah Lagat was educated at Africa Nazarene University^[12].
• Elijah Lagat was educated at University of Eastern Africa, Baraton^[13].
• Elijah Lagat is recorded as male^[14].
• Elijah Lagat's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Elijah Lagat was affiliated with the Kenya African National Union^[16].
• Elijah Lagat was affiliated with the Orange Democratic Movement^[17].
• Elijah Lagat's sport is recorded as athletics^[18].
• Elijah Lagat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02649d8^[19].
• Elijah Lagat's family name is recorded as Lagat^[20].
• Elijah Lagat's given name is recorded as Elijah^[21].
• Elijah Lagat's World Athletics athlete ID is recorded as 14208826^[22].
• Elijah Lagat's participant in is recorded as 2000 Summer Olympics^[23].
• Elijah Lagat's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Elijah Lagat's Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID is recorded as la/elijah-lagat-1^[25].
• Elijah Lagat's country for sport is recorded as Kenya^[26].
• Elijah Lagat's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+172'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Elijah Lagat's place of birth was Nandi County^[2]. He was born on +1966-06-19T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Africa Nazarene University^[12], a university^[28], in Kenya^[29], founded in 1994^[30] and University of Eastern Africa, Baraton^[13], a university^[31], in Kenya^[32], founded in 1980^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include marathon runner^[6] and politician^[7]. Positions held include Member of the National Assembly^[10].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Kenya African National Union^[16], a political party^[34], in Kenya^[35], founded in 1960^[36], headquartered in Nairobi^[37] and Orange Democratic Movement^[17], a political party^[38], in Kenya^[39], founded in 2005^[40], headquartered in Nairobi^[41].

Death and Burial

Elijah Lagat died on +2025-09-29T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Eldoret^[4].

Why It Matters

Elijah Lagat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

FAQs

Where was Elijah Lagat born?

Elijah Lagat was born in Nandi County^[2].

Where did Elijah Lagat die?

Elijah Lagat passed away in Eldoret^[4].

What did Elijah Lagat do for work?

Elijah Lagat worked as marathon runner^[6] and politician^[7].

Where did Elijah Lagat go to school?

Elijah Lagat was educated at Africa Nazarene University^[12] and University of Eastern Africa, Baraton^[13].