Jemal Yimer Mekonnen
![]() Jemal Yimer Mekkonen at the 2018 African Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jemal Yimer Mekonnen |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | 11 September 1996 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
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[]
- ^ a b "Jemal Yimer profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "10,000 Metres Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF.
- ^ "Yimer takes 10,000m crown as African Championships begin in Asaba". World Athletics. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Boston Marathon results: Updated list of 2021 winners from all six divisions". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian male long-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- African Games bronze medalists for Ethiopia
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- Ethiopian sportspeople stubs