Kyle Langford (runner)
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 February 1996 Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Watford Harriers[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 800 m: 1:44.49 Rovereto 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 15 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||
Kyle Langford (born 2 February 1996) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[3] 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
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and  England
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| 2013 | World Youth Championships | Donetsk, Ukraine | 3rd | 800 m | 1:48.32 |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 8th | 800 m | 1:55.21 |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.99 |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 41st (h) | 800 m | 1:49.78 | |
| 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 | 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
[edit]Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:44.49 Rovereto 2022
- 1500 metres – 3:52.06 (Hendon 2013)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.79 (Birmingham 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Kyle Langford at World Athletics
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