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{{short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
|name           = Nancy Jebet Langat
|image          = 1500 m women Berlin 2009 2.JPG
|caption        = Langat (left) at the 1500 m in Berlin in 2009, with [[Mariem Alaoui Selsouli]]
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|country        = {{KEN}}
|event          = [[800 m]], [[1500 m]]
|alias          =  
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|residence      = 
|coach          = 
|collegeteam    = [[Kenya Air Force]]
|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|08|22}}
|birth_place    = 
|height         = {{convert|5|ft|0|in|m}}
|weight         = {{convert|108|lb|kg}}
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|retired        =
|pb             = '''800&nbsp;m''': 1:57.75 <br>
'''1500&nbsp;m''': 4:00.23
|olympics       = 2008 1500&nbsp;m, 1st <br> 2004 1500&nbsp;m, 7th in semi-finals
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{{MedalSport|Women's [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{KEN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games#Women|800 m]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Delhi]]|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games#Women|1500 m]]}}
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'''Nancy Jebet Langat''' (born 22 August 1981) is a Kenyan [[Middle distance track event|middle distance]] runner who specialises in the [[1500 metres|1,500 metres]]. She won the [[gold medal]] in the 1,500 m at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], in a personal best time of 4:00.23.

She also competed at the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2005 World Championships in Athletics|2005 World Championships]], without reaching the finals. In her younger days, she mainly competed in the [[800 metres]], and was successful as a junior.

Langat's gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in [[Beijing]] made her only the second Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold. The first one was [[Pamela Jelimo]], who won the 800 m at the same Olympics. At the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics|2009 World Championships]], Langat did not advance past the semifinals, but finished the season with a win at the [[2009 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]].

In 2010 Langat won the [[Diamond League]] 1500 m. She was undefeated in all races against the best runners in the world. He performance at the [[2010 IAAF Continental Cup]] was  controversial, as she attempted to pull back [[Hind Dehiba]] as the two duelled in the final straight. Langat fell and finished last.<ref>{{cite web|work=Universal World Sports|date=5 September 2010|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CflWFrbjdPE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/CflWFrbjdPE |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Lagat falls on the track as she tries to win by making another runner fall|publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=25 September 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She claimed an 800/1500&nbsp;m middle distance double at the [[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|2010 Commonwealth Games]], however, and was chosen as the [[Kenyan Sports Personality of the Year|Kenyan Sportswoman of the Year]] in December.<ref>{{cite news|work=The Standard|date=11 December 2010|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke?id=2000024398&cid=39&story=Rudisha%20and%20Lagat%20crowned%20Soya%20best%20athletes&articleID=2000024398 |title=Rudisha and Lagat crowned Soya best athletes|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

Langat had less success on the [[2011 Diamond League]] circuit: on her two appearances, at the [[Golden Gala]] and [[Prefontaine Classic]], she came fifth both times. She topped the podium in the 1500&nbsp;m at the [[Athletics at the 2011 Military World Games|2011 Military World Games]], but was eliminated in the semi-finals at the [[2011 World Championships in Athletics]]. She suffered a knee injury in 2012 and missed the opportunity to defend her Olympic title.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mutuota|first=Mutwiri|date=23 June 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/rudisha-runs-14212-at-altitude-kenyan-olymp|title=Rudisha runs 1:42.12 at altitude – Kenyan Olympic Trials|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|access-date=27 April 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Nancy Langat is married to [[marathon]] runner [[Kenneth Cheruiyot]]. Her oldest son turned six on the day that she won Olympic Gold. She was recruited by [[Kenya Air Force]] and is based at the [[Moi Air Base]] in [[Nairobi]].<ref>{{cite news|work=The Standard|date=24 August 2008|title=Bungei, Jebet strike gold}}</ref> Her father [[Joseph Langat]] was an international level long-distance runner.<ref>{{cite news|work=Daily Nation|date=20 August 2010|url=http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/athletics/Uncelebrated%20Lagat%20adds%20another%20feather%20to%20her%20cap%20%20/-/1100/994000/-/13bqs9/-/index.html|title=Uncelebrated Lagat adds another feather to her cap|access-date=21 August 2010}}</ref>

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
|-
|1996
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] 
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|800 m
|[[1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:03.21]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] 
|[[Annecy, France]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|800 m
|[[1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:05.43]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] 
|[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]
|18th (h)
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres|2:07.68]]
|-
|2000
|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]] 
|[[Santiago, Chile]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800 m
|[[2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres|2:01.51]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2004 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:24.56]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|15th (sf)
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|4:07.57]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|[[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships|World Cross Country Championships]] 
|[[Saint-Étienne]], [[France]]
|8th
|Short race (4.196&nbsp;km)
|[[2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Women's short race|13:31]]
|-
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|24th (h)
|1500 m
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:16.13]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2008
|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]]
|4th
|1500 m
|[[2008 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:16.19]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] 
|[[Beijing, China]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres|4:00.03]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Berlin, Germany]]
|19th (sf)
|1500 m
|[[2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:11.10]]
|-
|[[2009 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]] 
|[[Thessaloniki, Greece]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2009 IAAF World Athletics Final results#1500 metres|4:13.63]]
|-
|rowspan=4|2010
|[[2010 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]] 
|[[Nairobi, Kenya]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[2010 African Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:10.43]]
|-
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup|IAAF Continental Cup]] 
|[[Split, Croatia]]
|8th 
|1500 m
|[[2010 IAAF Continental Cup results#Women's 1500 metres|4:23.93]]<ref>Representing Africa</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] 
|rowspan=2|[[Delhi, India]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|800 m
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 800 metres|2:00.01]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|[[Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres|4:05.26]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2011
|[[Athletics at the 2011 Military World Games|Military World Games]]
|[[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|1500 m
|4:15.42
|-
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] 
|[[Daegu, South Korea]]
|24th (sf)
|1500 m
|[[2011 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:12.92]]
|-
|2013
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Moscow, Russia]]
|9th
|1500 m
|[[2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|4:06.01]]
|-
|}

==References==
*{{World Athletics}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Kenyan Sportsperson of the Year}}
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