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'''Laban Rotich''' (born 20 January 1969 in [[Mosoriot]]) is a retired [[Kenya]]n runner who specialized in the [[1500 metres]]. His personal best time is 3:29.91 minutes, achieved in August 1998 in Zürich. He holds the world's best indoor performance over one mile for men over 35 years with 3:53.18 minutes.

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta]], [[United States]]
|align="center" | 4th
|
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], [[Greece]]
|11th
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1998
|[[1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|
|-
|[[1998 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Dakar]], [[Senegal]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|
|-
|[[1998 IAAF World Cup|IAAF World Cup]]
|[[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|1500m
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]], [[Japan]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|
|-
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|6th
|
|-
|2001
|[[2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]
|4th
|
|-
|2002
|[[2002 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Radès]], [[Tunisia]]
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|
|-
|2003
|[[2003 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|5th
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|
|-
|2005
|[[2005 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]]
|9th
|
|}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics||name=Laban Rotich}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000856/http://www.pacesportsmanagement.com/athlete_profile.asp?id=27 Pace Sports Management]
{{Footer African Champions men's 1500 metres}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 1500m Men}}
{{Footer IAAF World Cup Champions 1500m Men}}

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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kenyan male middle-distance runners]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya]]
[[Category:Goodwill Games medalists in athletics]]
[[Category:Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Kenyan sportsmen]]
[[Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics]]

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