Aurel Manga


Aurel Manga is a French athlete specialising in hurdling. He finished sixth at the 2016 European Championships and fifth at the 2017 European Athletics [Indoor Championships|2017 European Indoor Championships].

Career

His personal bests are 13.33 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles and 7.53 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles.
On 4 March 2018, Manga won the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships 2018 IAAF [World Indoor Championships|2018 Birmingham] in the 2018 IAAF World Indoor [Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles|60 m hurdles], where Britain's Andrew Pozzi beat America's Jarret Eaton in a photo finish. He repeated his bronze medal win at the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, UK.

Personal life

Born in France, Manga is of Cameroonian descent.