Elijah Manangoi

{{short description|Kenyan middle-distance runner}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Elijah Motonei Manangoi

| image = Elijah Manangoi 2016 Bislett games.jpg

| caption = Manangoi in 2016

| nationality = Kenyan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Narok, Kenya{{Cite web |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1024138/elijah_motonei_manangoi.html |title=2014 CWG bio |access-date=22 April 2016 |archive-date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031062144/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1024138/elijah_motonei_manangoi.html |url-status=dead }}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 64 kg

| country = Kenya

| sport = Track and field

| event = 1500 metres

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2017 London|1500 m}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Beijing|1500 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2018 Gold Coast|1500 m}}

{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Asaba|1500 m}}

{{Medal|Competition|Continental Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Ostrava|1500 m }}

}}

Elijah Motonei Manangoi (born 5 January 1993) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/elijah-motonei-manangoi-292900 |title=Elijah Motonei Manangoi |publisher=IAAF |date=30 August 2015| access-date=30 August 2015}} 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 the gold medal.

Manangoi was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2017.{{Cite web|last=fadamana|date=7 December 2017|title=100 Most Influential Africans: Ten Kenyans Including CJ David Maraga Listed|url=https://answersafrica.com/100-most-influential-africans-list.html|access-date=5 January 2021|website=Answers Africa|language=en-US}}