Jacob Araptany

Jacob Araptany
Araptany at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born11 February 1994 (1994-02-11) (age 30)
Kaproron, Kween District, Uganda
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m, 3000 metres steeplechase
ClubKibuuka Memorial[1]
Coached byBenjamin Longirosi[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 m – 1:49.95 (2011)
1500 m – 3:36.16 (2011)
3000 mS – 8:14.48 (2012)[3]

Jacob Araptany (born 11 February 1994 in Kaproron, Kween District, Uganda) is an Ugandan runner. He competed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, reaching the final in 2016.[4][1] He withdrew from the 1500 m event at the 2012 Olympics to focus on the 3000m steeplechase. He missed the 2014 Commonwealth Games because of injury.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jacob Araptany Archived 16 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference
  2. ^ a b Jacob Araptany. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^ Jacob Araptany. iaaf.org
  4. ^ Jacob Araptany. London 2012


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