Alfred Kirwa Yego (born 28 November 1986 in

Eldoret Eldoret is a principal town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya and serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. The town was referred to by white settlers as Farm 64, 64 and colloquially by locals as 'Sisibo'. As per the 2019 Kenya Population ...

) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who specializes in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since th ...

. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the 800 m at the 2007 World Championships. 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 Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei (born 13 December 1983) is a Kenyan middle distance runner and former world champion. Early career Janeth, nicknamed "Eldoret Express" is from Kabirirsang, near Kapsabet. Famous athletes Wilson Kipketer and Wilfred ...

and Nancy Lagat Yego won the silver at the 2009 World Championships in the

800 m The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. A few weeks afterwards, he improved his 800 m personal best to 1:42.67 min in

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, finishing second behind David Rudisha who ran a new African record.Sampaolo, Diego (2009-09-06)
Rudisha 1:42.01 African 800m record in Rieti – IAAF World Athletics Tour

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. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.

Achievements

Personal bests

– 1:42.67 min (2009) *

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

– 3:33.68 min (2009)

References

External links

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Rosa & Associati profile

1986 births Living people Kenyan male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Kenya Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Kenya World Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships winners People from Uasin Gishu County {{Kenya-athletics-bio-stub