Emmanuel Wanyonyi

Emmanuel Wanyonyi is a Kenyan middle-distance runner born on 1 August 2004 who specializes in the 800 metres.

He won the Olympic gold medal in the event at the 2024 Summer Olympics and followed it up with the world title at the 2025 World Championships.

With his personal best of 1:41.11, set at the 2024 Lausanne Diamond League, Wanyonyi is tied with Wilson Kipketer for the second-fastest 800m time in history, behind only his compatriot David Rudisha, who holds the world record. Wanyonyi also briefly held the world record in the road mile, running 3:54.56, from April 2024 to September 2024.