Elijah Manangoi
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| File:Elijah Manangoi 2016 Bislett games.jpg Manangoi in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 5 January 1993 |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 1500 metres |
Medal record | |
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Elijah Motonei Manangoi (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.[2] He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing winning the silver medal and at the 2017 World Championships, where he won the gold medal.
Manangoi was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.[3]
International competitions
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | |||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th | 1500 m | 3:45.47 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:34.63 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26th (h) | 1500 m | 3:46.831 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, Great Britain | 1st | 1500 m | 3:33.61 |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 1500 m | 3:34.78 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 1st | 1500 m | 3:35.20 | |
1Did not start in the semifinals
Personal bests
[edit | edit source]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:44.15 (Birmingham 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:28.80 (Monaco 2017)[4]
Indoor
- 1000 metres – 2:17.09 (Stockholm 2017)
- 1500 metres – 3:37.62 (Düsseldorf 2017)
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Kenyan men middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Kenya
- People from Narok County
- Sportspeople from Rift Valley Province
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Kenya
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Kenya
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships winners
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- IAAF Continental Cup winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Diamond League winners
- 21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
- Kenyan athletics biography stubs