Ferdinand Omanyala

Ferdinand Omanyala
Omanyala at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Full nameFerdinand Omanyala Omurwa
Born (1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 28)
Hamisi, Vihiga County, Kenya
EducationFriends School Kamusinga
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryKenya
SportAthletics
Event(s)60 m, 100 m, 200 m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  KEN
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham 100 m
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mauritius 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mauritius 4×100 m relay

Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa (born 2 January 1996) is a Kenyan sprinter competing in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m. In 2022, he won his first international championships, with victories in the 100 m at the Commonwealth Games, and African Championships in Athletics. Omanyala is the African record holder and the ninth-fastest man of all time in the event after clocking a time of 9.77 seconds on 18 September 2021 in Nairobi. He also holds the Kenyan national record in the 60 m.

Early life

Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa was born in Hamisi as the third son of Dishon and Adelaide Omurwa, though the family settled in Tongaren soon afterwards.[2]

Career

In 2015, Omanyala began his athletics career in Kenya as a chemistry student at the University of Nairobi.[2] He made this move after a friend noticed his speed while he was playing rugby. He switched from rugby to track, and only a few weeks later, he ran a time of 10.4 s in his first race in Kakamega. The same year, he won the national Olympics trials over the 100 m distance in a time of 10.37 s but never met the qualifying standard for the Olympics, which was 10.16 s.

Following a doping offence in 2017, Omanyala received a 14-month suspension. He tested positive for the prohibited substance betamethasone after undergoing treatment for his back injury, which he got during training.[3][4]

Omanyala won the national title in the 100 metres in 2019.

On 30 March 2021, he set a national record of 10.01 seconds in the 100 m in winning a meeting at Yabatech Sport Complex in Lagos, Nigeria.[5] At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 100 metres semi-final in August that year, he set a new national record of 10.00 seconds.[6] Omanyala was 0.04 s behind eventual silver medalist Fred Kerley and 0.02 s behind eventual bronze medalist Andre De Grasse. The same month, he ran a new personal best of 9.86 seconds in Austria, becoming the first Kenyan ever to break the 10-second barrier.[7] In September, he ran 9.77 seconds (+1.2 m/s) for a new African record at the Absa Kip Keino Classic held in Nairobi, Kenya coming in a close second place behind Trayvon Bromell, who ran a world-leading 9.76 s.[8]

In June 2022, Omanyala became African 100 m champion before he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the World Championships held in Eugene, Oregon, in July, after arriving at the event only a couple of hours before his first round heat due to visa problems. In August, he claimed Kenya's first gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Kenyan to win gold in the 100-metre race in 60 years.[9]

His run up to the 2024 Summer Olympics was promising, clocking 10.01 at the FBK Games in the Netherlands.[10] Omanyala served as Kenya's flag bearer alongside Triza Atuka for the opening ceremony of the Paris games.[11] He was disappointed to only record 10.8 seconds in the semi-finals.[12]

Personal life

Omanyala is married to Laventa Amutavi, and they have a son.[2] His official sponsors are Odibets, a Kenyan sports betting company.[13]

Achievements

International competitions

Representing  Kenya
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 7th 4 × 200 m relay 1:23.04 SB1
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 8th (sf) 100 m 10.00 NR
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (sf) 60 m i 6.64
African Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius 1st 100 m 9.93
30th (h) 200 m 21.16
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.28 NR
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 13th (sf) 100 m 10.14
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 1st 100 m 10.02
– 4 × 100 m relay DNF
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 7th 100 m 10.07
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th 60 m 6.56
Olympic Games Paris, France 18th (sf) 100 m 10.08

1Time from the heats; Omanyala was replaced in the final.

National titles

Track records

As of 8 September 2024, Omanyala holds the following track records for 100 metres.

Location Time Windspeed
m/s 		Date Notes
Andorf 9.86 + 0.6 14/08/2021
Gaborone 9.78 + 2.3 29/04/2023
Germiston 9.98 – 0.9 13/04/2022
Lahti 10.09
ditto		 + 1.8
+ 0.6		 19/08/2021
ditto
Saint Pierre 9.93 + 4.5 09/06/2022 Track record shared with
Akani Simbine (RSA) from the same race.

References

  1. ^ a b "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics | Ferdinand Omanyala". Tilastopaja.eu. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Mwamba, James (24 September 2021). "Omanyala: From rugby to second fastest man on earth". Daily Nation. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.adak.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Reasoned-Decision-Ferdinand-Omanyala.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ "Athletics OMURWA Ferdinand - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ Varore, Demba. "Athlétisme : Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa, l'exception kényane". sportnewsafrica.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Athletics - Semi-Final 1 Results". Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ Ayodi, Ayumba (14 September 2021). "Ferdinand Omanyala joins the sub 10 club, shatters own record". Daily Nation. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  8. ^ "World Athletics Continental Tour | World Athletics".
  9. ^ "Ferdinand Omanyala aishindia Kenya dhahabu ya kwanza michezo ya madola Birmingham". BBC News Swahili (in Swahili). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Paris Olympics: Omanyala, Atuka announced as Kenya's flag bearers | MozzartSportKe". www.mozzartsport.co.ke. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  12. ^ Sports, Pulse (26 August 2024). "5 sprinters whose coaching changes failed to pay off at Paris Olympics". Pulse Sports Kenya. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ^ Timothy, Olubulu. "Kenyan Sprint Sensation Ferdinand Omanyala Lands Bumper Odibets Support". Capital FM. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Kenya
Paris 2024
with
Triza Atuka 		Succeeded by
Incumbent

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