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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 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Winfred Yavi is the 3,161st most popular athlete (up from 4,221st in 2024), the 69th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 106th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Kenyan Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Winfred Yavi ranks 3,161 out of 6,025. Before her are Dave Trottier, Christoph Sumann, Khatuna Narimanidze, José Luíz Barbosa, Óscar Figueroa, and Fernando Echávarri. After her are Patricia Guerra, Peter Rono, Torsten Voss, Eleanor Patterson, Bruny Surin, and Jörg Hoffmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1999, Winfred Yavi ranks 118. Before her are Bento, Samuel Lino, Ja Morant, Elvira Öberg, Luguentz Dort, and Isaiah Firebrace. After her are Red Sebastian, Princess Alexandra of Hanover, Ryo Hasegawa, Alessia Russo, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, and Tom Pidcock.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Winfred Yavi ranks 69 out of 150. Before her are Tom Mboya (1930), Julius Kariuki (1961), Kipkemboi Kimeli (1966), 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 45. Before her are Luke Kibet (1983), Wang Yang (null), Julius Kariuki (1961), Kipkemboi Kimeli (1966), 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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