Habitam Alemu
 Alemu at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Habitam Alemu Bayih | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1997 Ethiopia | |||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 metres 1500 metres | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 1:56.71 (2018) Indoors 1:58.19 (2021) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 17 March 2022. | ||||||||||||||
Habitam Alemu Bayih (born 9 July 1997)[2] is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres. She represented her country at the 2015 World Championships,[3] the 2016 World Indoor Championships where she was a finalist[4] and at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She placed second in 1:59.14 at 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha.[5] She ran her personal best 1:58.99 in the heats at the 2016 Games,[6] but was unable to match it and was eliminated in the semi-finals.[7]
She placed sixth in the 800 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8]
Competition record[]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 38th (h) | 800 m | 2:03.19 |
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 4th | 800 m | 2:02.29 | |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 6th | 800 m i | 2:04.61 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.07 (PB h) | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.19 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championship | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | 800 m i | 2:01.10 |
| African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 800 m | 1:58.86 | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 800 m | 1:57.56 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 800 m i |
Circuit wins[]
- Diamond League
- 2017 (800 m): Birmingham British Grand Prix
Personal bests[]
- 800 metres – 1:56.71 (Monaco 2018)
- 800 metres indoor – 1:58.19 (Toruń 2021)
- 1500 metres – 4:01.41 (Doha 2018)
- 1500 metres indoor – 4:02.52 (Toruń 2022)
References[]
- ^ Habitam Alemu Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ Habitam Alemu at World Athletics
- ^ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-800-W-h----.RS4.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/5681/AT-800-W-f----.RS6.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ 2016 Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 800 m results in Doha. sportresult.com
- ^ "IAAF: 800 Metres Result - The XXXI Olympic Games - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 800 Metres Result - The XXXI Olympic Games - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Athletics ALEMU Habitam - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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