Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Lagat running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 March 1989 Kipsirwo, Kenya |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Track and field |
| College team | Florida State Seminoles |
| Updated on 29 August 2015 | |
Viola Cheptoo Lagat (born 13 March 1989) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specialising in the 1500 metres. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, 2016 World Indoor Championships and 2016 Summer Olympics.
She comes from a family of runners that includes sisters Mary Chepkemboi and Everlyne Lagat as well as brothers Robert Cheseret and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat.