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Winfred Yavi

1999 - Today

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Winfred Mutile Yavi (Arabic: وينفريد يافي, born 31 December 1999) 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. She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Winfred Yavi is the 3,105th most popular athlete (up from 4,265th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 106th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Winfred Yavi ranks 3,105 out of 6,025. Before her are Andrey Prokofyev, Dave Trottier, Christoph Sumann, Khatuna Narimanidze, Óscar Figueroa, and Fernando Echávarri. After her are Peter Rono, Torsten Voss, Eleanor Patterson, Bruny Surin, Jörg Hoffmann, and Abel Kirui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Winfred Yavi ranks 116. Before her are Donyell Malen, Samuel Lino, Ja Morant, Elvira Öberg, Luguentz Dort, and Isaiah Firebrace. After her are Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Ryo Hasegawa, Alessia Russo, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Tom Pidcock, and Mohammed Salisu.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Winfred Yavi ranks 67 out of 150. Before her are Wang Yang (null), Tom Mboya (1930), Julius Kariuki (1961), Julius Korir (1960), Billy Konchellah (1961), and Gurinder Chadha (1960). After her are Peter Rono (1967), Abel Kirui (1982), Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Moses Tanui (1965), Beatrice Chebet (2000), and Vivian Cheruiyot (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Kenya

Among athletes born in Kenya, Winfred Yavi ranks 43. Before her are David Rudisha (1988), Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Julius Kariuki (1961), Julius Korir (1960), and Billy Konchellah (1961). After her are Peter Rono (1967), Abel Kirui (1982), Samuel Wanjiru (1986), Moses Tanui (1965), Beatrice Chebet (2000), and Vivian Cheruiyot (1983).

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