Winfred Yavi

Kenyan-born Bahraini female athlete

Winfred Mutile Yavi OLY (Arabic:وينفريد يافي, born 31 December 1999)[1] be Kenyan-born Bahraini female athlete wey dey specialise insyd de 3000 metres steeplechase. She win de gold medal for de 2024 Summer Olympics, wey she set de fresh Olympic record. Mutile dey hail from Ukia, Makueni County. She win de gold medal for de 2023 World Athletics Championships wey she beat Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya wey she fini fourth for both de 2019 den 2022 World Athletics Championships. Yavi win de gold medal for de 2018 Asian Games. She take bronze insyd de 1500 metres, gold insyd de 5000 metres den gold for de 3000 m steeplechase for de 2019 Asian Athletics Championships.

Winfred Yavi
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenBahrain, Kenya Edit
Country for sportBahrain Edit
Ein date of birth31 December 1999 Edit
Place dem born amKenya Edit
Ein occupationsteeplechase runner Edit
Sportathletics Edit
Sports discipline competed insteeplechase Edit
Participant insydathletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's 3000 metres steeplechase Edit

Na Yavi be de bronze medallist insyd ein specialist event for de 2018 World Under-20 Championships.

Career

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Dem born am insyd Kenya, Winfred Yavi transfer ein allegiance to Bahrain for de age of fifteen, wey she cam turn eligible make she compete give ein nation she adopt insyd August 2016.[2] She compete insyd de 2017 World Championships for Athletics insyd for de age of 17, wey she fini eighth insyd de steeplechase final insyd personal best time of 9:22.67.[3]

Statistics

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Yavi race ein specialist event for de 2019 ISTAF Berlin meeting.

All information komot World Athletics profile.[1]

Personal bests

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  • 1500 metres – 4:05.54 (Nairobi 2022)
  • 3000 metres – 9:10.5h (Embu 2016)
    • 3000 metres indoor – 8:39.64 (Val-de-Reuil 2020) Asian record
  • 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:56.83 (Berlin 2019) AB
    • 2000 metres steeplechase indoor – 5:45.09 (Liévin 2021) AB
  • 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:50.66 (Eugene 2023)

International competitions

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Dey represent Bahrain
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th 3000 m s'chase 9:22.67 PB
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 3rd 3000 m s'chase 9:23.47
Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:36.52
Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 3rd 3000 m s'chase 9:17.86
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 5000 m 17:15.08
1st 3000 m s'chase 10:07.62
Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 1500 m 4:16.18 SB
1st 5000 m 15:28.87 PB
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:46.18 SB
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:05.68 PB
Military World Games Wuhan, China 2nd 5000 m 15:15.93
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:19.24
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th 3000 m s'chase 9:19.74
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:01.31
Islamic Solidarity Games Konya, Turkey 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:34:57
2023 Arab Games Oran, Algeria 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:04.58
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:54.29
Asian Games Hangzhou, China 1st 1500 m 4:11.65
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:18.28
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 1st 3000 m s'chase 8:52.76 OR PB

Circuit wins

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  • Diamond League
3000 m steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
  • 2022: Paris Meeting (WL PB)
  • 2023: Doha Diamond League (WL)

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Winfred Mutile YAVI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. "ELIGIBILITY - TRANSFER OF ALLEGIANCE (Transfers that have taken place from 25 April to 29 June 2016)". IAAF. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. Winfred Mutile Yavi. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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