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Dejen gebremeskel biography sample
Dejen Gebremeskel
Ethiopian long-distance runner
In this Ethiopian name, the name Gebremeskel is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Dejen.
Gebremeskel in | |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
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Born | () 24 November (age35) |
Height | cm (5ft 11in)[1] |
Weight | 58kg (lb) |
Country | Ethiopia |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | m, m |
Dejen Gebremeskel (Amharic: ደጀን ገብረመስቀል; born 24 November ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events.
His personal best of minutes for the 5, metres ranks him as the fifteenth fastest of all time for the distance.[2] He was the 5,m silver medallist at the London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the World Championships in Athletics.
He won his first track medals as a junior, coming in second at the African Junior Athletics Championships, then taking the bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in Athle