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+{{short description|Kenyan hurdler}}
-'''Gideon Yego''' (born [[28 August]] [[1965]]) is a retired [[Kenya]]n athlete who specialized in the [[400 metres hurdles]].
+'''Gideon Yego''' (born 28 August 1965) is a retired [[Kenya]]n athlete who specialized in the [[400 metres hurdles]].
 He won silver medals at the [[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|1987 All-Africa Games]] (in [[110 metres hurdles]]), the [[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Commonwealth Games]], the [[1990 African Championships in Athletics|1990 African Championships]] and the [[Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games|1991 All-Africa Games]], the latter in a career best time<ref>[http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-m17.htm World men's all-time best 400m hurdles (last updated 2001)]</ref> of 49.09 seconds.
 He also competed at the [[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|1988]] and [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|1992 Olympic Games]] as well as the [[1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metre hurdles|1991 World Championships]] without reaching the final.
+==Achievements==
+{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
+|-
+!colspan="6"|Representing {{KEN}}
+|-
+|1987
+|[[1987 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
+|[[Nairobi, Kenya]]
+|bgcolor=silver|2nd
+|110 m hurdles
+|[[Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games|14.24]]
+|}
 ==References==
-*{{iaaf name|id=3172}}
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*{{World Athletics}}
+{{authority control}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Yego, Gideon}}
 [[Category:1965 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Kenyan male hurdlers]]
+[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
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+[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
-[[Category:Hurdlers]]
-[[Category:Kenyan athletes]]
+[[Category:Olympic athletes for Kenya]]
-[[Category:Athletes at the 1988 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]]
-[[Category:Athletes at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Kenya]]
-[[Category:Olympic athletes of Kenya]]
+[[Category:African Games silver medalists for Kenya]]
+[[Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
+[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 All-Africa Games]]
+[[Category:Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games]]
 {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub}}
-[[nl:Gideon Yego]]