Winfred Mutile Yavi OLY[citation needed] (Arabic: وينفريد يافي, born 31 December 1999)[1] is a Kenyan-born Bahraini female athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Currently the second fastest athlete in history at the distance with a personal best of 8:44.39, she won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, setting a new Olympic record. Yavi hails from Ukia, Makueni County. She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships beating Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya and finished fourth at both the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. Yavi won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. She took bronze in the 1500 metres, gold in the 5000 metres and gold for the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships.
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| Full name | Winfred Mutile Yavi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 31, 1999 Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yavi was the bronze medallist in her specialist event at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships.
Career
editBorn in Kenya, Winfred Yavi transferred her allegiance to Bahrain at the age of fifteen, becoming eligible to compete for her adopted nation in August 2016.[2] She competed in the 2017 World Championships in Athletics at the age of 17, and finished eighth in the steeplechase final in a personal best time of 9:22.67.[3]
Statistics
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All information from World Athletics profile.[1]
Personal bests
edit- 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
- 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:44.39 AR (Rome 2024)
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 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 | [note 1] | |
| 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 | [note 2] |
| 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
edit- 3000 m steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
- 2022: Paris Meeting (WL PB)
- 2023: Doha Diamond League (WL)
Notes
edit- ^ Representing
Asia-Pacific.
- ^ In the heats Yavi ran 9:10.80.
References
edit- ^ a b "Winfred Mutile YAVI – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "ELIGIBILITY - TRANSFER OF ALLEGIANCE (Transfers that have taken place from 25 April to 29 June 2016)". IAAF. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Winfred Mutile Yavi. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
External links
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