Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg ( am, መኮንን ገብረመድኅን; born 11 October 1988, in

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

) is an Ethiopian

middle distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 15 ...

, who specializes in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

. He is known for consistently placing close to the top three in each Diamond League competition he makes an appearance in. Gebremedhin finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, fourth at the

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and third at the

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. His personal best time is 3:31.57, achieved in 2010 in

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. He is the bronze medallist from the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in

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International competitions

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 1:46.63 (Madrid 2012) *

– 3:31.45 (Hengelo 2012) * One mile – 3:49.70 (Eugene 2011) * 3000 metres – 7:41.42 (Milan 2011) * 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:59.06 (Kawasaki 2012) Indoor *

– 3:34.89 (Birmingham 2012) * 3000 metres – 7:41.59 (Ghent 2013)

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1988 births Living people Ethiopian male middle-distance runners Ethiopian male steeplechase runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes from Addis Ababa World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub