 Aurel Manga (center) at the 2017 European Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 July 1992 Paris, France |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1] |
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 60 m hurdles 110 m hurdles |
| Club | Ca Montreuil 93 |
| Coached by | Samba-Koundy Giscard |
Medal record | |
Aurel Manga (born 24 July 1992) is a French athlete specialising in hurdling. [2] He finished sixth at the 2016 European Championships and fifth at the 2017 European Indoor Championships.
His personal bests are 13.33 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+1.7 m/s, Angers 2016) and 7.53 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Bordeaux 2017). [3]
On March 4, 2018, Manga won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships 2018 Birmingham in the 60 m hurdles, where Britain's Andrew Pozzi (7.46 seconds) beat America's Jarret Eaton (7.47 seconds) in a photo finish. He repeated his bronze medal win at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, UK.
Born in France, Manga is of Cameroonian descent. [4]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  France | |||||
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 10th (sf) | 100 m | 10.57 |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.46 | |||
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.47 |
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.58 |
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 24th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.54 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 7th | 110 m hurdles | 13.51 | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.63 |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.63 |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.38 | |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 15th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 |
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