Alfred Kirwa Yego

Alfred Kirwa Yego (born 28 November 1986 in Eldoret) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 800 m at the 2007 World Championships.

Alfred Kirwa Yego

Personal information
Nationality	Kenyan
Born	(1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 37) Eldoret, Kenya
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	800 m
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Kenya Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 800 m World Championships 2007 Osaka 800 m 2009 Berlin 800 m African Championships 2010 Nairobi 800 m

Yego competed at the 2005 World Championships, but did not advance past 800 metres heats.

His coach is Claudio Berardelli, who has also coached olympic medalists Janeth Jepkosgei and Nancy Lagat^[2] Yego won the silver at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m. A few weeks afterwards, he improved his 800 m personal best to 1:42.67 min in Rieti, finishing second behind David Rudisha who ran a new African record.^[3]

Achievements

Alfred Yego (on the left) in Osaka 2007.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Kenya
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	2nd	1:47.39
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	30th (h)	1:48.72
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th	1:47.39
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	3rd	1:46.85
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	1:48.01
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	1st	1:47.09
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	3rd	1:44.82
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	1st	1:49.05
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	1:45.35
	World Athletics Final	Thessaloniki, Greece	7th	1:46.66
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	2nd	1:44.85
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th	1:45.83

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:42.67 min (2009)
• 1500 metres – 3:33.68 min (2009)

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Kirwa Yego". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
2. IAAF, August 8, 2009: Ready when it counts most – Yego Archived 2009-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
3. Sampaolo, Diego (2009-09-06). Rudisha 1:42.01 African 800m record in Rieti – IAAF World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.

External links

• Alfred Kirwa Yego at World Athletics
• Rosa & Associati profile