Elijah Manangoi Explained

Elijah Motonei Manangoi
Nationality:	Kenyan
Birth Date:	5 January 1993
Birth Place:	Narok, Kenya^[1]
Height:	1.82 m
Weight:	64 kg
Country:	Kenya
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	1500 metres
Show-Medals:	yes

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

Representing
2014		Glasgow, United Kingdom	12th	1500 m	3:45.47
2015		Beijing, China	bgcolor=silver	2nd	1500 m	3:34.63
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	26th (h)	1500 m	3:46.83^1
2017		London, Great Britain	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	3:33.61
2018		Gold Coast, Australia	bgcolor=gold	1st	1500 m	3:34.78
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	bgcolor=gold	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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2014 CWG bio . 22 April 2016 . 31 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181031062144/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1024138/elijah_motonei_manangoi.html . dead .
2. Web site: Elijah Motonei Manangoi . IAAF . 30 August 2015. 30 August 2015.
3. Web site: fadamana. 7 December 2017. 100 Most Influential Africans: Ten Kenyans Including CJ David Maraga Listed. 5 January 2021. Answers Africa. en-US.
4. Web site: IAAF: Elijah Motonei MANANGOI Profile. iaaf.org. 2 May 2018.