Kyle Langford (runner)
{{short description|British middle-distance runner}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Kyle Langford
| image = Kyle Langford (cropped).jpg
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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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| country = {{flagcountry|Great Britain}}
| 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
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{ENG}}}}
{{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}}
{{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{Medal|Silver|2018 Gold Coast|800 m}}
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| updated = 15 September 2022
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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}} |
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2013
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |800 m |
2014
|8th |800 m |
rowspan=2|2015
|European Junior Championships |bgcolor=gold|1st |800 m |1:48.99 |
World Championships
|Beijing, China |41st (h) |800 m |
rowspan="2"|2017
|European Indoor Championships |Belgrade, Serbia |4th (sf) |800 m |
World Championships
|London, United Kingdom |4th |800 m |
2018
|Gold Coast, Australia |bgcolor=silver|2nd |800 m |
2019
|Doha, Qatar |19th (sf) |800 m |
2022
|11th (sf) |800 m |
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
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{{British Athletics Championships men's 800 metres champions}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Watford
Category:English male middle-distance runners
Category:British male middle-distance runners
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
Category:British Athletics Championships winners
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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