Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Wanyonyi at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres final | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 1 August 2004 (age 20) Kapretwa, Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Middle-distance running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 1st (800 m, 2023) |
| Personal best(s) | 800 m: 1:41.11 (Lausanne 2024) 1500 m: 3:35.17 (Kingston 2025) Road Mile: 3:52.45 AR (Herzogenaurach 2025) |
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (born 1 August 2004) 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 metre list, behind only Wanyonyi's compatriot David Rudisha, who holds the world record. Wanyonyi also briefly held the world record in the road mile, with a time of 3:54.56, from April 2024 to September 2024.