Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Personal information
NationalityKenyan
Born1 August 2004 (2004-08) (age 20)
Kapretwa, Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking1st (800m, 2023)[2]
Personal best(s)800 m: 1:41.11 (Lausanne 2024)
Road Mile: 3:54.56 (Herzogenaurach 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Kenya
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 800 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Budapest 800 m
Diamond League
First place 2023 800 m
First place 2024 800 m
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Nairobi 800 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bathurst Mixed relay

Emmanuel Wanyonyi (born 1 August 2004)[3] is a Kenyan middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 metres, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in this event. With his personal best of 1:41.11 set at the 2024 Lausanne Diamond League, Wanyonyi and Wilson Kipketer are tied for second place in the all-time 800 meter list, behind only Wanyonyi's compatriot David Rudisha, who holds the world record.[4] Wanyonyi also briefly held the world record in the road mile, with a time of 3:54.56, from April 2024 to September 2024.

  1. ^ "WANYONYI Emmanuel | Paris 2024". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ IAAF World Ranking
  3. ^ "Emmanuel WANYONYI | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. ^ "800 Metres - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-07-20.