Julius Yego
KenyaActive- Born
- Jan 4, 1989 (37 years old)
- Birthplace
- Nandi County, Kenya
- Events
- Javelin Throw
- Height
- 1.75 m
- Weight
- 76 kg
Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw Nicknamed "Mr YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record holder for the event with a personal best of 92.
72 m He won the javelin title at the All-Africa Games in 2011 and at the African Championships in Athletics in 2012 and 2014; at the 2013 World Championships he placed fourth, losing a medal in the final round In 2014, he became the first Kenyan to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in a field event.
At the 2015 World Championships he won the gold medal with a throw of 92 72 m, becoming the first Kenyan to win a World Championships gold medal in a field event He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
As of Oct 27, 2026: Javelin Throw 92.72 (#7 all-time), 2026 season best 82.22 (Jun 19, 2026, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT)) · Last competition: World Athletics Ultimate Championship, Sep 11, 2026, 80.23 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 gold · Area record (Javelin Throw) · 37 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | JT | 82.22 | – | Jun 19, 2026 | Doha Meeting |
| 2025 | JT | 85.96 | – | Sep 17, 2025 | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | JT | 87.72 | – | Aug 8, 2024 | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2023 | JT | 81.84 | – | Jun 24, 2023 | Kenyan Championships |
| 2022 | JT | 85.70 | – | Aug 7, 2022 | XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham |
| 2021 | JT | 77.34 | – | Aug 4, 2021 | The XXXII Olympic Games |
| 2019 | JT | 87.73 | – | Aug 30, 2019 | African Games, Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat |
| 2018 | JT | 80.91 | – | Jun 21, 2018 | Kenyan Championships, Nairobi |