Kyle Langford (runner)
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom[1] | 2 February 1996|||||||||||
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 | Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers[2] | |||||||||||
Coached by | Jon Bigg | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best | 800 m: 1:45.16 (2018) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 15 April 2018 |
Kyle Langford (born 2 February 1996) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres.[3] He represented his country at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without advancing from the first round. 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.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Great Britain and England | |||||
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, England | 4th | 800 m | 1:45.25 | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 2nd | 800 m | 1:45.16 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:45.16 (Gold Coast 2018)
- 1500 metres – 3:52.06 (Hendon 2013)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:46.79 (Birmingham 2017)
References
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ Power of 10 profile
- ^ Kyle Langford at World Athletics
Categories:
- Living people
- 1996 births
- English male middle-distance runners
- British male middle-distance runners
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- English athletics biography stubs