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
The Stade Louis II () is a stadium located in the Fontvieille district of Monaco. It serves primarily as a venue for football, being the home of AS Monaco and the Monaco national football team. The stadium is most notable for its distinctive n ...
, Monaco, 12 July 2019). He won this event at the
2018 U20 World Championships in Tampere, defeating
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian Middle-distance running, middle- and Long-distance running, long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 1500 metres at the Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Tokyo Olympic ...
.
He is the young brother of
Elijah Manangoi
Elijah Motonei Manangoi (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing winning the silver medal and at the 2017 World Championships, where he won t ...
, 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, it is now part of the Diamond League.
World records
Over the course of its history, five world reco ...
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 was 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 January 2017.
Bidding process
The 12th ...
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
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
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 people
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