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Lagat Sets Indoor 3,000 Meters American Record
February 19, 2007 From USATF press release.
Bernard Lagat added the American record in the indoor
3,000 meters to his lengthy list of accomplishments
Saturday at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham,
England. Lagat, who also owns the mile and 1,500 indoor ARs, won a
close race in Birmingham in 7 minutes, 32.43 seconds to
smash Tim Broe's American record of 7:39.23 from 2002. In
Birmingham, Lagat edged out Markos Geneti of Ethiopia
(7:32.69) and Augustine Choge of Kenya (7:33.09) for the
win. The time is a 2007 world leader and makes Lagat the
fourth-fastest man in history, behind multiple world
record-breakers Daniel Komen, Haile Gebrselassie and
Kenenisa Bekele. The meet also featured a world record by Ethiopia's Bekele
in the 2,000m (4:49.99). For complete results from the Norwich Union GP, visit
www.iaaf.org
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