George Meitamei Manangoi (born 29 November 2000) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.
In the
1,500 metres event, his personal best is a 3:31.49 (
Stade Louis II
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, Monaco, 12 July 2019). He won this event at the
2018 U20 World Championships in Tampere, defeating
Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
He is the young brother of
Elijah Manangoi, who is also a middle-distance runner.
On 20 July 2018, he attempted and failed to break the junior world record in the
1,000 metres during the
Herculis
The Herculis is an annual track and field meet at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events. Herculis is now part of the Diamond League.
Editions
World records
Over the course of its histo ...
track meet in Monaco, and was defeated by
Solomon Lekuta.
He also won the 1500 metres event at the
2019 African Games
The 12th African Games (), also known as Rabat 2019 (), were held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. This was the first time that the African Games were hosted by Morocco following the country's readmission to the African Union in Janua ...
in Rabat.
Personal bests
;Outdoor
*From World Athletics Profile
References
External links
IAAF Athlete’s profile
2000 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
African Games gold medalists for Kenya
World Athletics U20 Championships winners
African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
Kenyan male middle-distance runners
World Youth Championships in Athletics winners
21st-century Kenyan sportsmen
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