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With Chance at 2 Golds, Will Bernard Lagat Become America's Top Olympic Track Star?

Bernard Lagat already has a solid track and field resume, having won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2000 Olympics, and the silver in 2004.Lagat won those medals for Kenya, but he's now an American, and at the U.S. Olympic trials he won both the 1,500 and the 5,000. (As Jere Longman of the New York Times notes,...

Kenyan-American Bernard Lagat Aims for Olympic Glory in His New Country

Bernard Lagat won the bronze medal in the 1,500 meters at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver in 2004. He's going for the gold in 2008, but he's a rare athlete who has switched countries: In the past he ran for his native Kenya, but he became a U.S. citizen in 2004 and now runs under the American flag. That makes him a...

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05/15/12 Local Olympic Hopeful Bernard Lagat Source: NBC - KVOA News 4 - Tucson AZ Tucsonan Bernard Lagat came to the United States from Kenya in 1996 to run collegiately for Washington State.
05/09/12 adidas Grand Prix to Feature Top 1500-Meter Americans Source: American Track & Field Nine athletes who have won a total of 26 World Championships medals have been added to the field for the adidas Grand Prix on June 9, organizers have announced.
04/29/12 Robinson Helps USA Blue To Distance Medley Win Source: TheMWC.com The men's distance medley was one of six events in the 13th edition of the USA vs. the World.
04/28/12 U.S. team sweeps relays vs. world at Penn Source: USA Today Team USA used a Penn Relays romp as a hopeful sneak preview for London.
04/25/12 Penn Relays | Professionals prepare for London 2012 Source: The Daily Pennsylvanian - Univ of PA - Philadelphia PA The Penn Relays are not the Olympics, but they do feature some of the same athletes.