Elijah Manangoi

Kenyan middle-distance runner

Elijah Motonei Manangoi

Manangoi in 2016

Personal information

Nationality

Kenyan

Born

(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 31)
Narok, Kenya^[1]

Height

1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]

Weight

64 kg (141 lb)

Sport

Country

Kenya

Sport

Track and field

Event

1500 metres

Medal record

World Championships

	2017 London	1500 m
	2015 Beijing	1500 m
Commonwealth Games
	2018 Gold Coast	1500 m
African Championships
	2018 Asaba	1500 m
Continental Cup
	2018 Ostrava	1500 m

Elijah Motonei Manangoi (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.^[2] He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing winning the silver medal and at the 2017 World Championships, where he won the gold medal.

Manangoi was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kenya
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
2018	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)^[4]

Indoor

1000 metres – 2:17.09 (Stockholm 2017)
1500 metres – 3:37.62 (Düsseldorf 2017)

References

^ ^a ^b "2014 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
^ "Elijah Motonei Manangoi". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ fadamana (7 December 2017). "100 Most Influential Africans: Ten Kenyans Including CJ David Maraga Listed". Answers Africa. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "IAAF: Elijah Motonei MANANGOI | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

External links

Elijah Manangoi at World Athletics

World champions in men's 1500 metres

v t e IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in men's 1500 metres
1977: Steve Ovett (GBR) 1979: Thomas Wessinghage (FRG) 1981: Steve Ovett (GBR) 1985: Omer Khalifa (SUD) 1989: Abdi Bile (SOM) 1992: Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 1994: Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 1998: Laban Rotich (KEN) 2002: Bernard Lagat (KEN) 2006: Alex Kipchirchir (KEN) 2010: Amine Laâlou (MAR) 2014: Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 2018: Elijah Manangoi (KEN)

v t e Commonwealth Games champions in men's 1500 metres
1 mile (1930–1966)	1930: Reg Thomas (ENG) 1934: Jack Lovelock (NZL) 1938: Jim Alford (WAL) 1950: Bill Parnell (CAN) 1954: Roger Bannister (ENG) 1958: Herb Elliott (AUS) 1962: Peter Snell (NZL) 1966: Kip Keino (KEN)
1500 metres (1970–present)	1970: Kip Keino (KEN) 1974: Filbert Bayi (TAN) 1978: David Moorcroft (ENG) 1982: Steve Cram (ENG) 1986: Steve Cram (ENG) 1990: Peter Elliott (ENG) 1994: Reuben Chesang (KEN) 1998: Laban Rotich (KEN) 2002: Michael East (ENG) 2006: Nick Willis (NZL) 2010: Silas Kiplagat (KEN) 2014: James Kiplagat Magut (KEN) 2018: Elijah Manangoi (KEN) 2022: Ollie Hoare (AUS)

v t e African Champions in men's 1500 metres
1979: Mike Boit (KEN) 1982: Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 1984: Saïd Aouita (MAR) 1985: Omer Khalifa (SUD) 1988: Getahun Ayana (ETH) 1989: Joseph Chesire (KEN) 1990: Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 1992: Nelson Chirchir (KEN) 1993: David Kibet (KEN) 1996: Moses Kigen (KEN) 1998: Laban Rotich (KEN) 2000: Youssef Baba (MAR) 2002: Bernard Lagat (KEN) 2004: Paul Korir (KEN) 2006: Alex Kipchirchir (KEN) 2008: Haron Keitany (KEN) 2010: Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 2012: Caleb Ndiku (KEN) 2014: Ayanleh Souleiman (DJI) 2016: Fouad Elkaam (MAR) 2018: Elijah Manangoi (KEN) 2022: Abel Kipsang (KEN)

African Champions in men's 1500 metres