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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'8"
Age
50
Hometown
Tucson, AZ
Education
Kaptel Secondary School (Kaptel, Kenya) ‘94 Washington State ‘01, Management Information System and Decision Science
Quick Facts
- Son of Richard and Marsalina Leting
- Has three brothers, William, Nathan and Robert, and six sisters, Violah, Irine, Evertine, Tecla, Mary and Angelina
- Married Gladys Tom on Oct. 10, 2004
- Has a daughter, Gianna, and a son, Miika
- At age 41, is the oldest member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team
- Donated all bonus earnings from the 2010 indoor season to the Haiti Relief Fund
- Ran 1.5 miles to and from school in Kenya
- In 2007, became the first American to win an outdoor world championship gold medal in the 1,500-meter, marking the first Olympic or world championships gold medal in the event for the U.S. since 1908.
Olympic Experience
- 5-time Olympian; 2-time Olympic medalist (1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (5000m - Men)
- Olympic Games London 2012, 4th (5000m - Men)
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 9th (5000m - Men), 12th (1500m - Men)
- Olympic Games Athens 2004, silver (1500m - Men)
- Olympic Games Sydney 2000, bronze (1500m - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2018 – 7th (Half Marathon Team - Men), 31th (Half Marathon - Men)
- Years of participation: Half Marathon - Men 2018; Half Marathon Team - Men 2018; 3000m (Indoor) - Men 2001, 2004, 2010, 2012; 1500m - Men 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009; 5000m - Men 2007, 2009
- Medals: 8 (5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
- Gold – 2012 (3000m (Indoor) - Men); 2010 (3000m (Indoor) - Men); 2007 (1500m - Men, 5000m - Men); 2004 (3000m (Indoor) - Men)
- Silver – 2009 (5000m - Men); 2001 (1500m - Men)
- Bronze – 2009 (1500m - Men)
