Viola Cheptoo Lagat

Viola Cheptoo Lagat
Lagat running the Back Bay Mile at the Adidas Boost Boston Games in 2019.
Personal information
Born (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989
Kipsirwo, Kenya
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Country Kenya
SportTrack and field
College teamFlorida 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.