Patrick Sang

Patrick Sang
Personal information
Born (1964-04-11) April 11, 1964 (age 60)
Kapsisiywa, Nandi District, Kenya
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event3000 metres steeplechase
Now coachingEliud Kipchoge
Faith Kipyegon
Achievements and titles
Personal best3000 m st.: 8:03.41 (Cologne 1997)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona 3000 m st.
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Tokyo 3000 m st.
Silver medal – second place 1993 Stuttgart 3000 m st.
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 1987 Nairobi 3000 m st.

Patrick Sang (born 11 April 1964) is a Kenyan running coach and retired steeplechase runner.

Sang won three silver medals in major 3000 m steeplechase competitions:

He won the gold medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games held in Kenya.

His 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 8:03.41, set in 1997. In the late 1990s, he also competed in marathon and half marathon races.

Collegiately, he competed for the Texas Longhorns.

Sang is the coach of Eliud Kipchoge, the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion who broke the marathon world record in 2018 and 2022 and also became the first man to run the marathon distance in under 2 hours, and Faith Kipyegon, double Olympic and world 1500 metres champion.[1][2]

  1. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (12 October 2019). "One Man's Dream Comes True, and the World Celebrates". Runner's World. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Faith Kipyegon has the marathon in mind". AW. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-08.