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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Yenew ALAMIREW

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    27 MAY 1990     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14423358
Ethiopian distance runner Yenew Alamirew (Getty Images)

Highest Ever World Ranking Positions

Discipline Place Duration
Men's Marathon 157 for 3 weeks
Men's Overall Ranking 665 for 1 week
Highest ever World Rankings position is considered from 1/1/2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:35.09 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011 1173
One Mile 3:50.43 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011 1195
3000 Metres 7:27.26 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2011 1257
5000 Metres 12:48.77 Paris (FRA) 06 JUL 2012 1251
10,000 Metres 27:19.86 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 11 JUN 2017 1194
5 Kilometres 13:26 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 07 APR 2013 1135
10 Kilometres 28:34 Luanda (ANG) 31 DEC 2013 1089
12 Kilometres 36:07 Cape Town (RSA) 19 MAY 2019 0
15 Kilometres 42:30 Nijmegen (NED) 16 NOV 2014 1161
10 Miles Road 45:45 Amsterdam (NED) 17 SEP 2017 1162
Marathon 2:08:56 Dubai (UAE) 26 JAN 2018 1181

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:27.80 Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (GER) 05 FEB 2011 1280

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2019

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
12 Kilometres 36:07 Cape Town (RSA) 19 MAY 2019 0

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2011 3:35.09 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011

Outdoor

One Mile

Performance Place Date
2011 3:50.43 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 04 JUN 2011

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 7:39.57 Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) 01 JUL 2017
2015 7:36.39 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015
2013 7:32.64 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013
2011 7:27.26 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2011
2010 7:28.82 Milano (ITA) 09 SEP 2010

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 13:06.81 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 06 JUL 2017
2016 13:04.29 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 28 MAY 2016
2015 13:05.53 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015
2014 13:00.21 Paris (FRA) 05 JUL 2014
2013 12:54.95 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2013
2012 12:48.77 Paris (FRA) 06 JUL 2012
2011 13:00.46 Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2011
2010 13:16.53 Oordegem (BEL) 05 JUN 2010

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2013 13:26 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 07 APR 2013

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2017 27:19.86 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 11 JUN 2017

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 29:30 Addis Abeba (ETH) 26 NOV 2017
2015 29:24 San Juan (PUR) 01 MAR 2015
2013 28:34 Luanda (ANG) 31 DEC 2013
2012 29:19 Addis Abeba (ETH) 25 NOV 2012
2010 29:26 Addis Abeba (ETH) 21 NOV 2010

Outdoor

12 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2019 36:07 Cape Town (RSA) 19 MAY 2019

Outdoor

15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2017 43:33 Nijmegen (NED) 19 NOV 2017
2015 43:09 Nijmegen (NED) 15 NOV 2015
2014 42:30 Nijmegen (NED) 16 NOV 2014

Outdoor

10 Miles Road

Performance Place Date
2017 45:45 Amsterdam (NED) 17 SEP 2017
2016 47:40 Amsterdam (NED) 18 SEP 2016

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2018 2:08:56 Dubai (UAE) 26 JAN 2018

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2015/16 7:40.24 Düsseldorf (GER) 03 FEB 2016
2013/14 7:37.10 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham (GBR) 15 FEB 2014
2012/13 7:38.57 Messehalle, Karlsruhe (GER) 02 FEB 2013
2011/12 7:31.23 Karlsruhe (GER) 12 FEB 2012
2010/11 7:27.80 Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (GER) 05 FEB 2011

Honours - African Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 5000 Metres 13:45.86 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 14 AUG 2014

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
2. 5000 Metres 13:43.33 Maputo (MOZ) 15 SEP 2011

Honours - Diamond League

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:01.57 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 11 JUN 2014
1. 5000 Metres 13:04.83 Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2014
1. 5000 Metres 12:58.75 Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 06 SEP 2013
1. 5000 Metres 13:06.69 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 04 JUL 2013
1. 5000 Metres 12:54.95 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 06 JUN 2013
1. 3000 Metres 7:27.26 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2011
Results in:

12 Kilometres

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
19 MAY 2019 FNB Cape Town 12 ONERUN, Cape Town RSARSA C F 17. 36:07

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