(1989-01-04) January 4, 1989 (age 35) Cheptonon, Rift Valley Province, Kenya (today Nandi County)
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight
85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Country
Kenya
Sport
Track and field
Event
Javelin throw
Coached by
Petteri Piironen[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
AR, CR 92.72 m (2015)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Javelin throw
World Championships
2015 Beijing
Javelin throw
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow
Javelin throw
2022 Birmingham
Javelin throw
African Games
2011 Maputo
Javelin throw
2019 Rabat
Javelin throw
2023 Accra
Javelin throw
African Championships
2012 Porto Novo
Javelin throw
2014 Marrakech
Javelin throw
2018 Asaba
Javelin throw
2022 Port Louis
Javelin throw
2010 Nairobi
Javelin throw
Julius Yego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how to throw by watching YouTube videos of javelin athletes, Yego is the African record holder for the event with a personal best of 92.72 m.
He won the javelin title at the All-Africa Games in 2011 and at the African Championships in Athletics in 2012 and 2014; at the 2013 World Championships he placed fourth, losing a medal in the final round. In 2014, he became the first Kenyan to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in a field event. At the 2015 World Championships he won the gold medal with a throw of 92.72m, becoming the first Kenyan to win a World Championships gold medal in a field event. He won silver at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
^Landells, Steve (18 September 2014). "Finnish advice is the secret to African javelin throwers' success". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
JuliusYego (born 4 January 1989) is a Kenyan track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Nicknamed "Mr. YouTube" because he learned how...
the best throw in the world for almost eight years until surpassed by JuliusYego in 2015. He is an eight-time American Champion, consecutively 2000 –...
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