Elijah Manangoi

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Elijah Motonei Manangoi
Elijah Manangoi 2016 Bislett games.jpg
Manangoi in 2016
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born (1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 33)
Narok, Kenya [1]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryKenya
Sport Track and field
Event
 1500 metres
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 London 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Beijing 1500 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Gold Coast 1500 m
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Asaba 1500 m
Continental Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Ostrava 1500 m

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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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 12th1500 m 3:45.47
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 2nd1500 m 3:34.63
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26th (h)1500 m 3:46.83 1
2017 World Championships London, Great Britain 1st1500 m 3:33.61
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 1st1500 m 3:34.78
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st1500 m 3:35.20

1Did not start in the semifinals

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

  1. 1 2 "2014 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Elijah Motonei Manangoi". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Elijah Manangoi: Former world 1500m champion given two-year ban for missed drug tests". BBC Sport. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  4. ↑ fadamana (7 December 2017). "100 Most Influential Africans: Ten Kenyans Including CJ David Maraga Listed". Answers Africa. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "IAAF: Elijah Motonei MANANGOI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2 May 2018.


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