Victor Kiplangat (born 10 November 1999) is a Ugandan marathon runner, who became world champion in 2023. He won the World Mountain Running Championships in 2017 as a teenager.
In 2022 he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in the men's marathon event, despite taking a wrong turn close to the end of the course. On August 27, 2023 he won the marathon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Achievements Year Competition Venue Position Event Time NotesAthletics 2016World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 19th 5000 m 14:21.22 2017Cross Country World Championships Kampala 19th Junior men's race (8 km) 24:29 2022Commonwealth Games Birmingham1st Marathon 2:10:55 2023World Athletics Championships Budapest1st Marathon 2:08:53Mountain running 2017World Championships Premana1st Men's race (13 km) 52:31
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