Winfred Yavi

Winfred Mutile Yavi (born 31 December 1999) is a Kenyan-born Bahraini female athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. Mutile hails from Ukia, Makueni County She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships beating Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya and finished fourth at both the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. Yavi won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games. She took bronze in the 1500 metres, gold in the 5000 metres and gold for the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships.

Yavi was the bronze medallist in her specialist event at the 2018 World Under-20 Championships.

Career
Born in Kenya, Winfred Yavi 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.

She represented Bahrain at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics at the age of 17 and finished eighth in the steeplechase final in a personal best time of 9:22.67.

Statistics


All information from World Athletics profile.

Personal bests

 * 1500 metres – 4:05.54 (Nairobi 2022)
 * 3000 metres – 9:10.5h (Embu 2016)
 * 3000 metres indoor – 8:39.64 (Val-de-Reuil 2020) Asian record
 * 2000 metres steeplechase – 5:56.83 (Berlin 2019)
 * 2000 metres steeplechase indoor – 5:45.09 (Liévin 2021)
 * 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:50.66 (Eugene 2023)

Circuit wins

 * Diamond League
 * 3000 m steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses
 * 2022: Paris Meeting
 * 2023: Doha Diamond League (WL)