Kyle Langford (born 2 February 1996) is a British middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. He won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Biography Langford won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships and was the 2015 European Junior Champion and represented his country at the 2015 World Championships.
Langford became the British 800 metres champion after winning the 2015 British Athletics Championships.
At the 2017 World Championships in London he was placed 4th, narrowly missing out on a bronze medal. He represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, where he won a silver medal in the 800 metres.
In August 2022 he set his personal best time of 1.44.49 winning in Rovereto. He was a semi-finalist at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene.
Competition record Representing and 2013World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine3rd800 m1:48.322014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States8th800 m1:55.212015European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden1st800 m1:48.99World ChampionshipsBeijing, China41st (h)800 m1:49.782017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia4th (sf)800 m1:49.23World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom4th800 m1:45.252018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia2nd800 m1:45.162019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar19th (sf)800 m1:46.412022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States11th (sf)800 m1:45.91
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)
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