Gideon Yego
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Gideon Yego is a retired Kenya
n athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles
.
He won silver medals at the 1987 All-Africa Games
(in 110 metres hurdles
), the 1990 Commonwealth Games
, the 1990 African Championships
and the 1991 All-Africa Games
, the latter in a career best time of 49.09 seconds.
He also competed at the 1988
and 1992 Olympic Games
as well as the 1991 World Championships
without reaching the final.
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...
.
He won silver medals at the 1987 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games
The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations...
(in 110 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...
), the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
At the 1990 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand from 28 January to 3 February 1990. A total of 42 events were contested, 23 by male and 19 by female athletes.-Men:-Women:...
, the 1990 African Championships
1990 African Championships in Athletics
-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:* - GBR Athletics...
and the 1991 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 1991 All-Africa Games
The fourth All-Africa Games were held in September 1991 in Cairo, Egypt.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:*...
, the latter in a career best time of 49.09 seconds.
He also competed at the 1988
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entrylist of 38 competitors, with five qualifying heats and two semifinals before the final took place on Sunday September 25, 1988.-Medalists:...
and 1992 Olympic Games
Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.-Medalists:-Records:These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics....
as well as the 1991 World Championships
1991 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 400 metre hurdles
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.-Schedule:*All times are Japan...
without reaching the final.
Achievements
| Representing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | All-Africa Games 1987 All-Africa Games The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to... |
Nairobi, Kenya | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 14.24 Athletics at the 1987 All-Africa Games The fourth All-Africa Games were held in August 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya.Four new events were added to the games these were the women's 3000 metres, 10000 metres, 400 metres hurdles and 5000 metres track walk. Additionally the pentathlon for women was replaced with the heptathlon. Also four nations... |