Jemal Yimer Mekonnen

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Jemal Yimer
Jemal Yimer Mekkonen of Ethiopia at the 2018 African Championships.jpg
Jemal Yimer Mekkonen at the 2018 African Championships
Personal information
Full nameJemal Yimer Mekonnen
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 25)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)10,000 m – 26:56.11 (2017)[1]

Jemal Yimer Mekonnen (born 11 September 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.[1]

He placed 4th at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, placed 5th at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres.[2] Yimer won the 10,000m title at the 2018 African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria[3] and 3rd place in the 2021 Boston Marathon (2:10:38).[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Jemal Yimer profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "10,000 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF.
  3. ^ "Yimer takes 10,000m crown as African Championships begin in Asaba". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Boston Marathon results: Updated list of 2021 winners from all six divisions". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.

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