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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)
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (800m, 2023) [1]
Personal bests800 m: 1:41.58 (Paris 2024)
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 who specializes in the 800 metres, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in this event. He is currently the fourth fastest man in history at the distance, behind Djamel Sedjati, Wilson Kipketer, and David Rudisha.[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. This makes Wanyonyi and Sedjati the fourth and third fastest 800 meter runners in history, respectively.[11]

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.
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