Winfred Yavi
Bahraini steeplechase runner
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.
Career
Yavi hails from Ukia, Makueni County. Born in Kenya, Winfred Yavi transferred her allegiance to Bahrain at the age of fifteen, becoming eligible to compete for her adopted nation in August 2016. She competed in the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2017 World Championships at the age of 17, and finished eighth in a personal best time of 9:22.67. Yavi was the bronze medallist in her specialist event at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships. She also improved her personal best significantly in 2018, running 9:10.74 at the Monaco Diamond League.
In 2019, Yavi won gold in both the 5000 m and 3000 m steeplechase, as well as a bronze in the 1500 m at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships. She set a new personal best of 9:07.23 in finishing third at the Müller Grand Prix.
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