Markos Geneti (born May 30, 1984 in Gute, Oromia Region) is an Ethiopian

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who previously competed in

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, but now is a road specialist.

Biography

He won the

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title at the

2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics The 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the second edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Debrecen, Hungary 12–15 July 2001. Results Boys Girls Medal table References External links results< ...

and stepped up a level to take the

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over

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at the

2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics were held in Kingston, Jamaica from July 16 to July 21, 2002. Men's Results Women's Results Medal table Participation According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, ...

the following year. Turning to senior competition, he was the runner-up in the 5000 m behind Hailu Mekonnen at the

2003 Afro-Asian Games The 2003 Afro-Asian Games, officially known as the First Afro-Asian Games or I Afro-Asian Games and unofficially known as the Inaugural Afro-Asian Games, was a major international multi-sport sporting event, event held in Hyderabad, India, from ...

and went on to claim the

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in the 3000 m at the

2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. A total off 139 countries were re ...

. He competed in that event twice at the

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, in 2004 and 2005, but failed to win a medal on either occasion.Geneti Markos

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. Retrieved on 2011-03-23. He made his global outdoor debut at the

2005 World Championships in Athletics The 10th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held in the Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland (6 August 2005 – 14 August 2005), the site of the first IAAF ...

, where he reached the semi-finals of the

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. Geneti ran a 3000 m best of 7:32.69 minutes at the Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix in February 2007. The following month he then made his debut at the

2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2007 IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place on March 24, 2007. The races were held at the Mombasa Golf Course in Mombasa, Kenya. Four races took place, one for men, women, junior men and junior women respectively. All races encom ...

, where his 15th-place finish was the second best performance by an Ethiopian (after Tadese Tola). In March 2011, he won the Los Angeles Marathon, breaking the record by almost two minutes in his first marathon attempt. His time of 2:06:35 was at that point the sixth fastest ever for a first-time marathoner. In his second race at the 2012 Dubai Marathon he ran a personal best time of 2:04:54 hours, but in one of the fastest races ever, he took third place behind Ayele Abshero and Dino Sefir. He did not return to competition until December, when he ran at the Honolulu Marathon and placed second to Wilson Kipsang.Monti, David (2012-12-09)
Kipsang and Galimova win windy Honolulu Marathon
IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-02-14.

Achievements

Personal bests

- 3:33.83 (2005) *

- 7:32.69 (2006, indoor) *

- 13:00.25 (2005) *

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- 2:04:54 (2012)

References

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* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Geneti, Markos 1984 births Living people Ethiopian male middle-distance runners Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners People from Oromia Region 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people