Winfred Yavi

Winfred Mutile Yavi (born 31 December 1999) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini female athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Born in Kenya, she transferred her allegiance to the oil-rich Middle Eastern state at the age of fifteen, becoming eligible to compete for her adopted nation in August 2016.[1] She represented Bahrain at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics at the age of seventeen and finished eighth in the steeplechase final in a personal best time of 9:22.67.[2]

Winfred Yavi
Yavi competing at the ISTAF Berlin in 2019
Personal information
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country Bahrain
SportTrack and field
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bahrain
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta3000 metres steeplechase
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava3000 metres steeplechase

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 8th 3000 m s'chase 9:22.67 PB
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 1st 3000 m s'chase 9:36.52
2019 Arab Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 5000 m 17:15.08
1st 3000 m s'chase 10:07.62
Asian Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd 1500 m 4:16.18
1st 5000 m 15:28.87
1st 3000 m s'chase 9:46.18
World Championships Doha, Qatar 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:05.68
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th 3000 m s'chase 9:19.74

References
  1. ELIGIBILITY - TRANSFER OF ALLEGIANCE (Transfers that have taken place from 25 April to 29 June 2016). IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
  2. Winfred Mutile Yavi. IAAF. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
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