Winfred Yavi

Winfred Yavi
	Yavi competing at the ISTAF Berlin in 2019
Personal information
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight	49 kg (108 lb)
Sport
Country	Bahrain
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	3000 metres steeplechase
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Bahrain
Asian Games
Continental Cup

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]

International competitions[]

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
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
	Arab Championships	Cairo, Egypt	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[]

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

External links[]

Winfred Yavi at World Athletics

[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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