Nibret Melak Bogale (born 9 October 1999) is an Ethiopian

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Career

He won the

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in 2021, the second leg of the World Athletics Cross Country Permit series completing a double for Ethiopia with Tsehay Gemechu winning the women's race. It was Melak's second consecutive podium finish in the Cross Country Permit series, following his runner-up spot at the Campaccio in San Giorgio su Legnano the previous week. Earlier in the year he successfully defended his senior men's title at the

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, which doubles as the Ethiopian Championships. Two weeks prior, he had beaten two-time world champion

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over 5000m in

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. In June 21 he shaved 13 seconds off his personal best in the

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going from 13:07.27 to 12:54.22 as he finished second in the Ethiopian Olympic trials behind

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and ahead of

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to secure his place at the delayed

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. Competing in the 5000 metres in Tokyo, he did not qualify from the heats. Melak defended his Cinque Mulini title in January 2022. He finished sixth in the men’s 5000m at the

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on May 7, 2022 in a time of 13:22.85. He won the Lisbon half marathon in March 2023. He finished seventh in the half marathon at the

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in October 2023. He won gold at the 2023 African Games over 10,000 metres.

References

1999 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Ethiopia 21st-century Ethiopian people Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub