Isaac Kirwa
Isaac Kirwa 
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| Full name | Isaac Kirwa Yego |
| nation |
 Kenya
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| birthday | 23rd November 1994 (age 25) |
| Career | |
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| discipline | Triple jump |
| Best performance | 16.39 m |
| status | active |
| last change: March 25, 2020 | |
Isaac Kirwa Yego (born November 23, 1994 ) is a Kenyan triple jumper who also competes in the long jump .
Athletic career
Isaac Kirwa gained his first international experience in 2012 at the Junior World Championships in Barcelona , where he was eliminated from the qualification with a triple jump of 15.72 m. In 2014 he took part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow , but failed to make a valid attempt in the triple jump qualification. In 2018 he finished ninth at the African Championships in Asaba with 15.93 m and the following year he took part in the Africa Games in Rabat for the first time , where he finished fifth with 7.68 m in the long jump, while in the triple jump with 15, 63 m came in ninth.
In 2018, Kirwa became the Kenyan triple jump champion.
Personal best
- Long jump: 7.81 m (−1.0 m / s), June 21, 2018 in Nairobi
- Triple jump: 16.39 m (−0.3 m / s), June 22, 2018 in Nairobi
Web links
- Isaac Kirwa in the database of World Athletics (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Kirwa, Isaac |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kirwa Yego, Isaac (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Kenyan long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1994 |