Richard Yator

Richard Yator (born 6 April 1998)[1] is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

Richard Yator
Personal information
Born (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998
Sport
CountryKenya
SportLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's long-distance running
Representing  Kenya
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Rabat 5000 m

In 2015, he won the silver medal in the boys' 3000 metres at the 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships held in Reduit, Mauritius. In 2017, he won the bronze medal in the junior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda.[2]

In 2019, he competed in the senior men's race at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.[1][3] He finished in 13th place.[3] A few months later, he competed in the men's 5000 metres event at the 2019 Diamond League Shanghai where he finished in 10th place with a time of 13:13.24.[4] In the same year, he also represented Kenya at the 2019 African Games held in Rabat, Morocco.[5] He competed in the men's 5000 metres and he won the bronze medal.[5]

References
  1. "Richard Yator". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "Junior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. "Senior men's race" (PDF). 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Diamond League Shanghai. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. "2019 African Games – Athletics – Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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