Ferdinand Omanyala

Ferdinand Omanyala is a Kenyan sprinter best known for the men's 100 metres. He ran 9.77 seconds in Nairobi in 2021, a performance listed by World Athletics as the African and Kenyan national record, and won the 100 metres at both the 2022 African Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

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About Ferdinand Omanyala

Profile information current to 2026-08-19.

Kenya · Sprinter

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Also known as: Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa
Known for: Men's 100 metres sprinting; African and Kenyan 100 metres record performance; 2022 African Championships and Commonwealth Games 100 metres titles
Country: Kenya

Sprinter

At a glance

His 9.77-second performance in Nairobi in 2021 is listed by World Athletics as the African and Kenyan national record for the men's 100 metres.
He won the men's 100 metres titles at the 2022 African Championships and Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
He represented Kenya in the men's 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Sprint profile

Born on 2 January 1996, Omanyala competes as a Kenyan sprinter with a primary focus on the men's 100 metres. His best-known performance came at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi on 18 September 2021, when he ran 9.77 seconds—a mark World Athletics lists as both the African and Kenyan national record.

Continental and Commonwealth titles

Omanyala won the men's 100 metres at the African Championships on 9 June 2022. Later that year, he won the Birmingham Commonwealth Games final in 10.02 seconds, giving him two major 100 metres titles during the 2022 season.

Olympic competition

Omanyala represented Kenya in the men's 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In Paris, he reached the semifinal and ran 10.08 seconds but did not advance to the final.

Disciplinary history

Official anti-doping records list a 14-month period of ineligibility for Omanyala during 2017–2018. The Athletics Integrity Unit gives the period as 17 September 2017 through 13 November 2018, while an Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya release says the sanction took effect on 14 September 2017.

Timeline

1996-01-02 Born.
2021-09-18 Ran 9.77 seconds in the 100 metres at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, a performance listed as the African and Kenyan national record.
2022-06-09 Won the men's 100 metres at the African Championships.
2022-08-03 Won the Birmingham Commonwealth Games men's 100 metres final in 10.02 seconds.
2024-08-04 Competed in the Paris Olympic men's 100 metres semifinal, running 10.08 seconds.

Additional verified details

Current context

World Athletics lists his 4x100 metres relay personal best as 38.27 seconds, marked as a Kenyan national record. This is a World Athletics database listing and should be rechecked before publication because athletics records and athlete-profile data can change.

Biographical facts

He was born on 2 January 1996.
He represented Kenya in the men's 100 metres at the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
At the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, he ran 10.08 seconds in the men's 100 metres semifinal and did not advance to the final.
Official anti-doping sanctions records list a 14-month period of ineligibility for Ferdinand Omanyala during 2017–2018.