Luvo Manyonga
Luvo Manyonga (born 8 January 1991) is a South African track and field athlete who specialises in the long jump. He won the 2017 World Championship in London and the 2018 Commonwealth Games title in the Gold Coast, Australia. He was the Olympic silver medallist in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | January 8, 1991 Mbekweni |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Men's athletics |
| Event | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 8.65 m (28 ft 4+1⁄2 in) (2017) |
Medal record | |
Manyonga was world junior champion in 2010, and the African Games champion in 2011. He competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, placing fifth. He was the runner-up at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.
In 2021, he was given a four-year ban following failure to provide anti-doping officials with sufficient information to complete drug testing. The ban will last until December 2024.
He holds a personal best of 8.65 m (28 ft 4+1⁄2 in), set in 2017 in Potchefstroom.