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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Jemal Yimer MEKONNEN

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    11 SEP 1996     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14757695
  • ROAD RACE LABEL STATUS
    2020 Platinum

Current World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Score
Men's 10,000m 18 1214
Men's Overall Ranking 289 1269
Men's Road Running 7 1269

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's 10,000m 6 for 5 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 126 for 2 weeks
Men's Road Running 1 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
10,000 Metres 26:54.39 Hengelo (NED) 17 JUL 2019 1235
10 Kilometres 27:54 Praha (CZE) 09 SEP 2017 1151
12 Kilometres 34:18 Spokane, WA (USA) 06 MAY 2018 0
15 Kilometres 44:14 * Istanbul (TUR) 13 NOV 2016 1052
10 Miles Road 46:17 Washington, DC (USA) 08 APR 2018 1132
20 Kilometres 59:16 Cassis (FRA) 29 OCT 2017 1083
Half Marathon 58:33 Valencia (ESP) 28 OCT 2018 NR 1254

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2020

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 59:25 Houston, TX (USA) 19 JAN 2020 1217

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2019 26:54.39 Hengelo (NED) 17 JUL 2019
2018 28:30.3h Addis Abeba (ETH) 17 APR 2018
2017 26:56.11 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017
2016 28:08.92 Durban (RSA) 22 JUN 2016

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 28:15 Praha (CZE) 07 SEP 2019
2017 27:54 Praha (CZE) 09 SEP 2017
2016 28:18 Houilles (FRA) 18 DEC 2016

Outdoor

12 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2018 34:18 Spokane, WA (USA) 06 MAY 2018

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2018 46:17 Washington, DC (USA) 08 APR 2018

Outdoor

20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 59:16 Cassis (FRA) 29 OCT 2017

Outdoor

Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2020 59:25 Houston, TX (USA) 19 JAN 2020
2019 59:09 Valencia (ESP) 27 OCT 2019
2018 58:33 Valencia (ESP) 28 OCT 2018

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 10,000 Metres 26:56.11 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 04 AUG 2017

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. Half Marathon 1:00:33 Valencia (ESP) 24 MAR 2018

Honours - World Cross Country Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. Senior Race 28:46 Kololo, Kampala (UGA) 26 MAR 2017

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 10,000 Metres 28:08.92 Durban (RSA) 22 JUN 2016

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 10,000 Metres 27:59.02 Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 27 AUG 2019
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
19 JAN 2020 Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX USAUSA A F 1. 59:25

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
06 DEC 2020 Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso EDP, Valencia ESPESP GW F DNF

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