Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Wanyonyi at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the 800 metres final | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Kenyan |
| Born | 1 August 2004 (age 21) 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 who specialises in the 800 metres. He won the gold medal in this event at the 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 World Championships.
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.