Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Wanyonyi at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres final
Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	1 August 2004 (2004-08) (age 20) Kapretwa, Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
Country	Kenya
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (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 2024 Paris 800 m World Championships 2023 Budapest 800 m Diamond League 2023 800 m 2024 800 m World U20 Championships 2021 Nairobi 800 m World Cross Country Championships 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.