Photo: Erik van Leeuwen—GFDL
Alfred Kirwa Yego
- Born
- Nov 28, 1986 (39 years old)
- Birthplace
- Eldoret, Kenya
- Events
- 800 m · 1500 m
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Weight
- 56 kg
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.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 800 m 1:42.67 (#38 all-time), 1500 m 3:33.68 (#309 all-time), 2013 season best 1:46.43 (May 21, 2013, Beijing (CHN)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver · National record (Distance Medley Short Track) · 39 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 800m | 1:46.43 | – | May 21, 2013 | Beijing (CHN) |
| 2013 | 1500m | 3:50.08 | – | May 31, 2013 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Promotional Events |
| 2013 | Mile | 4:07.10 | – | May 31, 2013 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Promotional Events |
| 2012 | 800m | 1:44.49 | – | Jun 9, 2012 | New York adidas Grand Prix, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY - Diamond Discipline |
| 2012 | 1500m | 3:45.06 | – | Jun 1, 2012 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
| 2012 | Mile | 4:01.98 | – | Jun 1, 2012 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR - Diamond Discipline |
| 2012 | DistanceMe | 9:25.51 | – | Apr 28, 2012 | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2011 | 800m | 1:44.07 | – | Sep 10, 2011 | Stadio Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) |