Dejen Gebremeskel
Track and field athlete, Olympic athlete
1989 –
Who is Dejen Gebremeskel?
Dejen Gebremeskel is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest of all time for the distance. He was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
He won his first track medals as a junior, coming second at the African Junior Athletics Championships, then taking the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He was a finalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2010 and 2012. He is a four-time winner of the Carlsbad 5000.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1989
Tigray - Nationality
- Ethiopia
- Profession
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on July 23, 2013
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