Kyle Langford (runner)

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|2|2|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Watford, Hertfordshire, England{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6049440-kyle-langford.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|accessdate=23 April 2018}}

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| height = 1.82 m

| weight = 72 kg

| sport = Track and field

| event = 800 metres

| club = Watford Harriers[http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=377196 Power of 10 profile]

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| pb = 800 m: 1:44.49 Rovereto 2022

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{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{Medal|Silver|2018 Gold Coast|800 m}}

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Kyle Langford (born 2 February 1996) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.{{World Athletics}} He was the 2015 European Junior Champion and represented his country at the 2015 World Championships. At the 2017 World Championships in London he was placed 4th, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal. Earlier he won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships. In August 2022 he set his personal best time of 1.44.49 winning in Rovereto.

Semi Finalist World Athletics Championships Eugene 2022

Competition record

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colspan="6"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
2013

|World Youth Championships

|Donetsk, Ukraine

|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd

|800 m

|1:48.32

2014

|World Junior Championships

|Eugene, United States

|8th

|800 m

|1:55.21

rowspan=2|2015

|European Junior Championships

|Eskilstuna, Sweden

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|800 m

|1:48.99

World Championships

|Beijing, China

|41st (h)

|800 m

|1:49.78

rowspan="2"|2017

|European Indoor Championships

|Belgrade, Serbia

|4th (sf)

|800 m

|1:49.23

World Championships

|London, United Kingdom

|4th

|800 m

|1:45.25

2018

|Commonwealth Games

|Gold Coast, Australia

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|800 m

|1:45.16

2019

|World Championships

|Doha, Qatar

|19th (sf)

|800 m

|1:46.41

2022

|World Championships

|Eugene, United States

|11th (sf)

|800 m

|1:45.91

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 800 metres – 1:44.49 Rovereto 2022
  • 1500 metres – 3:52.06 (Hendon 2013)

Indoor

  • 800 metres – 1:46.79 (Birmingham 2017)

References