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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Mekonnen GEBREMEDHIN

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    11 OCT 1988     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14181467
Mekonnen Gebremedhin (Getty Images)

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
800 Metres 1:46.63 Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) 07 JUL 2012 1124
1500 Metres 3:31.45 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 27 MAY 2012 1224
One Mile 3:49.70 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011 1205
2000 Metres 5:08.06 Pretoria (RSA) 28 JAN 2016 1055
3000 Metres 7:41.42 Milano (ITA) 18 SEP 2011 1168
5000 Metres 13:22.89 SV 03 Stadion, Tübingen (GER) 16 JUN 2018 1127
3000 Metres Steeplechase 8:59.06 Kawasaki (JPN) 06 MAY 2012 998
15 Kilometres 43:35 Nijmegen (NED) 19 NOV 2017 1097
4x1500 Metres Relay 14:41.22 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014 1241

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:34.89 NIA, Birmingham (GBR) 18 FEB 2012 1229
3000 Metres 7:41.59 Gent (BEL) 10 FEB 2013 1191

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2018

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:37.91 Sollentuna (SWE) 28 JUN 2018 1135
5000 Metres 13:22.89 SV 03 Stadion, Tübingen (GER) 16 JUN 2018 1127

Outdoor

800 Metres

Performance Place Date
2012 1:46.63 Moratalaz, Madrid (ESP) 07 JUL 2012
2007 1:48.71 Addis Abeba (ETH) 27 MAY 2007
2006 1:48.30 Bilbao (ESP) 01 JUL 2006
2003 1:56.04 Sherbrooke (CAN) 10 JUL 2003

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 3:37.91 Sollentuna (SWE) 28 JUN 2018
2017 3:36.93 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 10 JUN 2017
2016 3:35.50 Barcelona (ESP) 30 JUN 2016
2015 3:35.67 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 18 JUL 2015
2014 3:32.79 Guidobaldi, Rieti (ITA) 07 SEP 2014
2013 3:32.43 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2013
2012 3:31.45 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 27 MAY 2012
2011 3:31.90 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 29 MAY 2011
2010 3:31.57 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 22 AUG 2010
2009 3:34.49 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 03 JUL 2009
2008 3:35.68 Rieti (ITA) 07 SEP 2008
2007 3:36.04 Heusden-Zolder (BEL) 28 JUL 2007
2006 3:41.0h Khartoum (SUD) 09 MAY 2006
2004 3:47.1h Kampala (UGA) 29 MAY 2004

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2014 3:51.59 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 11 JUN 2014
2013 3:54.04 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 01 JUN 2013
2012 3:50.02 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 07 JUN 2012
2011 3:49.70 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011
2010 3:49.83 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 04 JUN 2010
2009 3:50.74 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 03 JUL 2009

Outdoor

2000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016 5:08.06 Pretoria (RSA) 28 JAN 2016

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2014 7:42.90 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 08 JUN 2014
2011 7:41.42 Milano (ITA) 18 SEP 2011

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2018 13:22.89 SV 03 Stadion, Tübingen (GER) 16 JUN 2018
2017 13:29.37 Hérouville (FRA) 15 JUN 2017

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 43:35 Nijmegen (NED) 19 NOV 2017

Outdoor

3000 Metres Steeplechase

Performance Place Date
2012 8:59.06 Kawasaki (JPN) 06 MAY 2012

Outdoor

4x1500 Metres Relay

Performance Place Date
2014 14:41.22 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014

Indoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2015/16 3:40.31 Reims (FRA) 17 FEB 2016
2013/14 3:37.42 Europahalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 01 FEB 2014
2012/13 3:39.30 NIA, Birmingham (GBR) 16 FEB 2013
2011/12 3:34.89 NIA, Birmingham (GBR) 18 FEB 2012
2010/11 3:38.26 Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (GER) 05 FEB 2011
2009/10 3:37.46 Karlsruhe (GER) 31 JAN 2010
2008/09 3:35.71 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 14 FEB 2009
2007/08 3:36.63 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 09 FEB 2008

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2016/17 7:44.95 Metz (FRA) 12 FEB 2017
2012/13 7:41.59 Gent (BEL) 10 FEB 2013
2011/12 7:46.89 Stockholm (SWE) 23 FEB 2012

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
6. 1500 Metres 3:35.44 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 07 AUG 2012

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
7. 1500 Metres 3:37.21 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 18 AUG 2013
7. 1500 Metres 3:36.81 DS, Daegu (KOR) 03 SEP 2011

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 1500 Metres 3:45.90 Ataköy Arena, Istanbul (TUR) 10 MAR 2012
4. 1500 Metres 3:42.42 Aspire Dome, Doha (QAT) 13 MAR 2010
6. 1500 Metres 3:40.42 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 08 MAR 2008

Honours - IAAF World Relays

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 4x1500 Metres Relay 14:41.22 T. Robinson Stadium, Nassau (BAH) 25 MAY 2014

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 1500 Metres 3:35.70 Poljud Stadion, Split (CRO) 04 SEP 2010

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 1500 Metres 3:36.65 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (KEN) 01 AUG 2010
4. 1500 Metres 3:42.65 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 14 AUG 2014

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 3:45.73 Brazzaville (CGO) 14 SEP 2015

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 1500 Metres 3:34.80 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) 26 AUG 2012
Results in:

1500 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
19 JUN 2018 Montreuil Meeting Elite, Montreuil FRAFRA C F 7. 3:40.18
28 JUN 2018 Sollentuna Folksam GP, Sollentuna SWESWE C F1 4. 3:37.91
17 JUL 2018 Sotteville-lès-Rouen Meeting International, Sotteville-lès-Rouen FRAFRA C F 8. 3:42.82

5000 Metres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
16 JUN 2018 Tübingen SoundTrack Meeting, SV 03 Stadion, Tübingen GERGER F F 2. 13:22.89
21 JUL 2018 Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder BELBEL C F1 DNF

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