Winfred Yavi

Winfred Yavi
OLY
Yavi at the ISTAF Berlin in 2019
Personal information
Full nameWinfred Mutile Yavi
Born (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999
Nairobi, Kenya
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
CountryBahrain
SportAthletics
Event
3000 metres steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Bahrain
Olympic Games
2024 Paris 3000 m st.
World Championships
2023 Budapest 3000 m st.
2025 Tokyo 3000 m st.
Diamond League
2023 3000 m st.
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta 3000 m st.
2022 Hangzhou 1500 m
2022 Hangzhou 3000 m st.
Asian Championships
2019 Doha 5000 m
2019 Doha 3000 m st.
2019 Doha 1500 m
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan 3000 m st.
2019 Wuhan 5000 m
Islamic Solidarity Games
2021 Konya 1500 m
2021 Konya 3000 m st.
2025 Riyadh 3000 m st.
Arab Championships
2019 Cairo 3000 m st.
2019 Cairo 5000 m
World U20 Championships
2018 Tampere 3000 m st.
Representing Asia-Pacific
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava 3000 m st.

Winfred Mutile Yavi OLY (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.

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