Alfred Kirwa Yego is a Kenyan middle-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was born on 28 November 1986 in Eldoret, stood 175 centimetres tall and weighed 56 kilograms, and he was affiliated with Kenya Police and with the Italian club Atletica Cento Torri Pavia. He won the 800 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka and took the silver medal in the event at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. His personal best of 1:42.67 was set in 2009. Olympedia also lists him as a cousin of Eunice Sum.
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