Alfred Kirwa Yego

Alfred Kirwa Yego (born 28 November 1986) 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.

Achievements

Representing 2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 2nd 1:47.39 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 30th (h) 1:48.72 World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 6th 1:47.39 2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 3rd 1:46.85 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 8th 1:48.01 2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 1st 1:47.09 2008 Olympic Games Beijing, China 3rd 1:44.82 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 1st 1:49.05 2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 1:45.35 World Athletics Final Thessaloniki, Greece 7th 1:46.66 2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 2nd 1:44.85 2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 7th 1:45.83

Personal bests 800 metres – 1:42.67 min (2009) 1500 metres – 3:33.68 min (2009)