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Alfred Kirwa Yego

Alfred Kirwa Yego
Alfred Yego Daegu 2011.jpg
Personal information
Nationality Kenyan
Born (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 30)
Eldoret, Kenya
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 m

Alfred Kirwa Yego (born 28 November 1986 in Eldoret) is a Kenyan middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. 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 and Nancy Lagat Yego won the silver at the 2009 World Championships in the 800 m. A few weeks afterwards, he improved his 800 m personal best to 1:42.67 min in Rieti, finishing second behind David Rudisha who ran a new African record.




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