Elijah Manangoi

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.

Elijah Motonei Manangoi

Manangoi in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1993-01-05) 5 January 1993 (age 32) 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

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
	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)