Julius Yego

Quick Facts

Full Name	Julius Yego
Occupation	Javelin Thrower
Date Of Birth	Jan 4, 1989(1989-01-04)
Age	35
Birthplace	Nandi
Country	Kenya
Horoscope	Capricorn

Julius Yego Biography

Julius Yego is one of the most popular and richest Javelin Thrower who was born on January 4, 1989 in Nandi, Kenya. Kenyan javelin throwing athlete who at the end of 2013, set a nation-wide record with the length in the range of 85.40 meters. He was the winner of events like in the 2012 African Championships in Athletics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

He defeated Trinidadian Olympic gold medalist He beat out Trinidadian Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Yego became interested in the javelin throw as a youth and he watched videos of athletes such as Jan Železný and Andreas Thorkildsen on YouTube to help with his technique and to learn how to train at a gym. He competed in the high school regional championships in 2003. In 2006 he won the national junior title and broke the Kenyan junior record with a throw of 67 metres. More renowned for distance runners, Yego quickly ascended to the top of the Kenyan scene. He won his first national title in the javelin at the age of nineteen in 2008 and defended it in both 2009 and 2010.

He earned his first national call up in 2010 and threw a personal best of 74.51 m to take the bronze medal at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics, which was held in Nairobi. He improved his best to 75.44 m at the Kenyan Commonwealth trials. He travelled to New Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and ended the competition in seventh place with a best throw of 69.60 m. In 2011 he still did not have a throwing coach, due to the lack of popularity of the event in Kenya. Despite this, he won a fourth straight Kenyan title then went to the 2011 All-Africa Games and became Kenya’s first ever champion in the event, throwing a Kenyan national record mark of 78.34 m. This bettered Paul Lagat’s fourteen-year-old national record (78.20 m). In respect of this achievement the IAAF (the sport’s governing body) gave Yego a six-month scholarship to train alongside elite javelin coaches in Europe, with the aim of preparing him for the 2012 London Olympics.

The fourth child of seven that his parents have given to him. The older sibling Henry Kiprono is also a javelin thrower.

Julius Yego Net Worth

Julius Yego is one of the richest Javelin Thrower from Kenya. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Julius Yego 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was motivated to try javelin throws after watching videos of throwers such as He was inspired to pursue javelin throwing after seeing videos of great throwers like Jan Zelezny on YouTube. He won the national junior title in 2006. on YouTube. He was the winner of the national junior championship in 2006.

He was one of the few Kenyan to take home the javelin throw championship in the All-Africa Games.

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 and Commonwealth record holder for the event with a personal best of 92.72 m.

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Yego continued his rise in 2015, winning the Ostrava Golden Spike javelin on 26 May with a new Kenyan record of 86.88 m after his best throw was not flagged as a foul by the judges even though his hand touched the line. On 4 June he improved to 87.71 m at the Golden Gala in Rome, placing second behind Vítězslav Veselý. Three days later, Yego won at the British Grand Prix in Birmingham, overtaking Veselý in the last round with a massive throw of 91.39 m; the throw was originally ruled a narrow sector foul, but after his coach requested a remeasurement of the sector angle, the original sector was found to not have been wide enough and the ruling was overturned. Yego’s throw was a new African record, and the best in the world since 2006. On 26 August Yego won the gold medal at 2015 World Championships with a throw of 92.72m. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Yego won silver with a throw of 88.24 m, despite only throwing once after picking up a right ankle injury.

Facts & Trivia

Julius Ranked on the list of most popular Javelin Thrower. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kenya. Julius Yego celebrates birthday on January 4 of every year.

Is Julius Yego retired?

Yego, 33, has had his fair share of fame, success and controversy. He says he is in top shape this year and that he has no plans of retiring from the sport.

Who holds the javelin world record?

The current (as of 2017) men’s world record is held by Jan Železný at 98.48 m (1996); Barbora Špotáková holds the women’s world record at 72.28 m (2008). Of the 69 Olympic medals that have been awarded in the men’s javelin, 32 have gone to competitors from Norway, Sweden or Finland.

Why is Julius Yego not in Tokyo Olympics?

Yego, who has had a troubled season plagued by injuries, withdrew as Team Kenya’s overall captain just before the Tokyo Games, citing frustrations from the officials after they failed to let him train under his coach at the team’s Kasarani bubble.

Who is the famous player of javelin throw?

Personal information
Sport| Track and field
Rank| 2
Event(s)| Javelin throw
Coached by| Uwe Hohn (2018–2021)

How many officials are there in javelin throw?

In javelin, there are three main types of game officials : the chief field judge, field judges, and the recorder.