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Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Wanyonyi at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres final
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (2004-08-01) August 1, 2004 (age 20)
matisi Webuye
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (800m, 2023) [1]
Personal bests800 m: 1:41.19 (Paris 2024)
Eating competition 2013 winner Road Mile: 3:54.56 WR (Herzogenaurach 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 800 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 800 m
Diamond League
First place 2023 800 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 800 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bathurst Mixed relay

Emmanuel Wanyonyi (born 1 August 2004)[2] is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in this event. With his personal best of 1:41.19, Wanyonyi is currently the third fastest man in history at the distance, behind Wilson Kipketer and compatriot David Rudisha, who holds the world record.[3] Wanyonyi also holds the current world record in the road mile, with his time of 3:54.56.[4]

Career

At the age of 18, he placed fourth at the 2022 World Athletics Championships.[5] Wanyonyi won the gold medal at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships, setting a championship record in the process.[6][7]

Wanyonyi broke the world road mile record with a time of 3:54.56 at the adizero Road to Records event in Herzogenaurach, Germany, on April 27, 2024.[8]

In June 2024, Wanyonyi won 1:41.70 to win the 800 m at the 2024 Athletics Kenya Olympic Trials, making him then the 3rd-fastest performer ever over 800 metres, behind Wilson Kipketer's 1:41.11 and David Rudisha's world record of 1:40.91.[9][10]

On 7 July 2024, at the Meeting de Paris, Wanyonyi came in second place to Djamel Sedjati in the 800 meters, running a personal best of 1:41.58 while Sedjati ran 1:41.56. At the time, this made Wanyonyi and Sedjati the fourth and third fastest 800 meter runners in history, respectively.[11]

At the 2024 Olympic Games, Wanyonyi made it through the heats and semifinals of the 800m. In the final, he won the gold medal in a time of 1:41.19, surpassing Djamel Sedjati to become the third fastest man in history at the distance. Only one hundredth of a second behind Wanyonyi was the 2023 800m World Champion Marco Arop, who set a new North, Central American, and Caribbean area record.[12]

Achievements

Circuit wins

References

  1. ^ https://worldathletics.org/world-rankings/800m/men?regionType=world&page=1&rankDate=2023-12-26
  2. ^ "Emmanuel WANYONYI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. ^ "800 Metres - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  4. ^ "Emmanuel WANYONYI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  5. ^ "Spotlight on Rising Stars: Adriana Vilagos and Emmanuel Wanyonyi". World Athletics. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  6. ^ "Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi wins Gold in men's 800m finals as compatriot Noah Kibet wins bronze". The Standard. 2021-08-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. ^ Joshua, Elvince (2021-08-20). "Emmanuel Wanyonyi: Former herdsman to gold hunter". The Standard. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  8. ^ "Wanyonyi runs world road mile record in Herzogenaurach".
  9. ^ Emmanuel Wanyonyi at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "800 Metres - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  11. ^ LetsRun.com (2024-07-06). "2024 Paris Diamond League Results - Meeting De Paris Results". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2024-07-08.
  12. ^ "MEN'S 800M FINAL RESULTS".
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