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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
Personal
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)
