# Hillary Yego > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hillary_Yego > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hillary_Yego.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Yego > Source revision: 1334546338 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Kenyan long-distance runner}} {{MedalTableTop |image=Prague International Marathon in 2014 (103).JPG |imagesize=220 |caption=Hillary Yego during [Prague International Marathon](/source/Prague_International_Marathon) in 2014 |sport= Men's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))|country_code=KEN|medals= {{Medal|Competition|[World Youth Championships](/source/World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics)}} {{Medal|Gold |[2009 Brixen](/source/2009_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics)|2000 m s'chase}} }} '''Hillary Kipsang Yego''' (born 2 April 1992) is a Kenyan [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner) who competes in the [steeplechase](/source/steeplechase_(athletics)). He has a personal best of 8:03.57 minutes for the event. He was the gold medallist at the [2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics](/source/2009_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics). ==Career== He began training alongside [Edwin Soi](/source/Edwin_Soi) and made his breakthrough in the 2009 season. After finishing second to [Peter Lagat](/source/Peter_Lagat) in the [2000 metres steeplechase](/source/2000_metres_steeplechase) at the national youth trials he was chosen for the [2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics](/source/2009_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics). There he beat his Kenyan rival in the final stretch of the race, winning the gold medal in a time of 5:25.33 minutes in spite of his poor [hurdling](/source/hurdling) technique.Martin, David (2009-07-12). [http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-youth-championships/news/williams-and-james-achieve-unprecedented-doub Williams and James achieve unprecedented doubles as Kenya steals the show in middle distance - Day Five - Evening report]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. Yego attempted to gain qualification for the senior event at the Kenyan World trials [3000 metres steeplechase](/source/3000_metres_steeplechase) race, but finished in ninth place. A third-place finish at the national junior trials the following year meant he missed a berth for the steeplechase at the [2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics](/source/2010_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics).[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=118591&Season=2009&Odd=0 Hillary Yego]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. He ran on the European circuit for the first time that year and set a best of 8:19.50 minutes for third at the [KBC Night of Athletics](/source/KBC_Night_of_Athletics).[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/kenya/hillary-kipsang-yego-248711#progression Hillary Yego]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. Yego had his first season as a senior athlete in 2011 and he performed on the major [IAAF](/source/IAAF) circuits. He set a meet record at the [Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting](/source/Colorful_Daegu_Championships_Meeting) in May then gained his first top three placing at an [IAAF Diamond League](/source/IAAF_Diamond_League) race in [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai_Golden_Grand_Prix) with a personal best of 8:07.71 minutes. He was runner-up at the [Golden Spike Ostrava](/source/Golden_Spike_Ostrava) meet and won at the [Hanžeković Memorial](/source/Han%C5%BEekovi%C4%87_Memorial), but was out of the top three at other Diamond League races. He ranked eighth in the world in the steeplechase that year.[http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-lists?list_id=4&sex_id=M&yyear=2011 2011 World Rankings Men] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524001230/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/tafn-lists?list_id=4&sex_id=M&yyear=2011 |date=2013-05-24 }}. ''[Track and Field News](/source/Track_and_Field_News)''. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. He experimented with [road running](/source/road_running) events, running 1:02:26 for the [half marathon](/source/half_marathon) in 2011 and 2:19:21 hours for the [marathon](/source/marathon) in 2012, but his skills were better suited to the steeplechase. He failed to make the 2012 Olympic team at the Kenyan Trials and did not make the top three at any [2012 IAAF Diamond League](/source/2012_IAAF_Diamond_League) meet. Yego returned his focus to just the steeplechase in 2013. He was third in Shanghai with a personal best of 8:03.57 minutes and was victorious at the [IAAF World Challenge Beijing](/source/IAAF_World_Challenge_Beijing) with a meet record.Eder, Larry (2013-05-21). [http://www.runblogrun.com/2013/05/beijing-world-challenge-991-for-gatlin-202-for-chicherova-oliver-1316-complete-results-by-iaaf-resul.html Beijing World Challenge: 9.91 for Gatlin, 2.02 for Chicherova, Oliver 13.16, complete results by IAAF Results Service, note by Larry Eder]. RunBlogRun. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. He was third at the [Bislett Games](/source/Bislett_Games) but again missed out on the major championship after an eleventh-place finish at the Kenyan World Trials. Yego had his first major victory at the [DN Galan](/source/DN_Galan) in August 2013. He won the race ahead of the best steeplechasers of his generation: [Paul Kipsiele Koech](/source/Paul_Kipsiele_Koech), [Brimin Kiprop Kipruto](/source/Brimin_Kiprop_Kipruto), [Ezekiel Kemboi](/source/Ezekiel_Kemboi) and [Conseslus Kipruto](/source/Conseslus_Kipruto).[http://www.iaaf.org/results/diamond-league-meetings/2013/dn-galan-5110/men/3000-metres-steeplechase/final/result Diamond League Meetings > DN Galan > 3000 Metres Steeplechase - men]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.Rowbottom, Mike (2013-08-22). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/defar-defies-the-stockholm-elements-to-run-fa Defar defies the Stockholm elements to run fastest 3000m in 2013 – IAAF Diamond League ]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. He became [eligible to compete internationally](/source/List_of_eligibility_transfers_in_athletics) for Turkey in February 2020. As is common with Turkish transfers, he changed his name, becoming known as Hilal Yego.[https://www.worldathletics.org/download/download?filename=74dc658c-8c7c-4af3-9629-599261bf55ad.pdf&urlslug=Transfers%20of%20allegiance%20-%20Decisions%20of%20the%20World%20Athletics%20Nationality%20Review%20Panel%20in%202020%20(as%20of%208%20May%202020) Transfers of allegiance - Decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2020 (as of 8 May 2020)]. World Athletics (2020-05-08). Retrieved 2020-05-30. ==Personal bests== *[3000 metres steeplechase](/source/3000_metres_steeplechase): 8:03.57 min (2013) *[2000 metres steeplechase](/source/2000_metres_steeplechase) (youth): 5:25.33 min (2009) *[3000 metres](/source/3000_metres): 7:53.18 min (2010) *[Half marathon](/source/Half_marathon): 1:02:26 hours (2011) *[Marathon](/source/Marathon): 2:19:21 hours (2012) ==International competitions== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- | 2009 |[World Youth Championships](/source/2009_World_Youth_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Brixen](/source/Brixen), Italy |bgcolor=gold|1st |2000 metres steeplechase |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Hillary Yego}} ==External links== *{{World Athletics}} {{Footer IAAF World Youth Champions 2000 Metres Steeplechase Men}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yego, Hillary Kipsang}} Category:Living people Category:1992 births Category:Kenyan men long-distance runners Category:Kenyan men steeplechase runners Category:Kenyan men marathon runners Category:Turkish men long-distance runners Category:Turkish men steeplechase runners Category:Turkish men marathon runners Category:Turkish people of Kenyan descent Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Diamond League winners Category:21st-century Turkish sportsmen Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hillary Yego](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Yego) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_Yego?action=history)). 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