Elijah Manangoi
Kenyan middle-distance runner (born 1993)
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Elijah Motonei Manangoi (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.[2] He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the 2017 World Athletics Championships and the silver in the same event in 2015. Manangoi also won the 1500m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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| Nationality | Kenyan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2019, the Athletics Integrity Unit banned Manangoi for two years due to whereabouts failures, as he had missed three doping tests within a 12-month period.[3]
Manangoi was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.[4]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:44.15 (Birmingham 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:28.80 (Monaco 2017)[5]
Indoor
- 1000 metres – 2:17.09 (Stockholm 2017)
- 1500 metres – 3:37.62 (Düsseldorf 2017)
