Alfred Kirwa Yego

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfred Yego at the World Championships 2011 in Daegu

Alfred Kirwa Yego (born November 28, 1986 ) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who mainly starts on the 800-meter course .

The Kenyan champion and vice junior world champion from 2004 failed in the semifinals of the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki , but won bronze at the African Championships the following year.

At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka , he achieved the greatest success of his career so far by winning the gold medal. On the home stretch he had a tough final sprint with his competitor Gary Reed (CAN), who had led the field for a long time. With a time of 1: 47.09 min, he crossed the finish line with a hundredth of a second ahead of the Canadian. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he won the bronze medal over 800 meters.

Personal best

  • 800 m: 1: 42.67 min, September 6, 2009, Rieti
  • 1500 m : 3: 33.68 min, May 8, 2009, Doha

Web links

Commons : Alfred Yego  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Yego, Alfred Kirwa
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kenyan middle distance runner
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1986