Mohamed Kedir

Mohamed Kedir
Mohamed Kedir
Personal information
Born September 18, 1954
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Bronze 1980 Moscow 10,000 m
All-Africa Games
Bronze 1978 Algiers 10,000 metres

Mohamed Kedir (Amharic: ሞሐመድ ከድር; born September 18, 1954) is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia,who has won 60 gold, 40 silver and 30 bronze medals in 5K, 10K and cross country races in a career that span 25 years. Mohammed won the bronze medal in men's 10,000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In the 5000 metres final, Kedir still led with 300 metres to go, then Ireland's Eamonn Coghlan passed him. Shortly after that, Kedir moved out to the second lane to let his teammate Miruts Yifter pass him, which Yifter did and sprinted past Coghlan. Moments after moving to the second lane, Kedir fell - apparently because he collided with another Ethiopian runner, Yohannes Mohamed. Having lost his rhythm, Kedir finished in 12th and last place. (See YouTube, 1980 Olympics 5000 metres).
Kedir won men's long-distance cross country World Championship in 1982 (see below). His last major international race occurred in Helsinki, Finland, at the 1983 inaugural World Athletics Championships. There he finished ninth at 10,000 metres. (See, for example, the Finnish Broadcasting Corporation YLE's Living Archives / Elävä arkisto, links: Urheilu / Sports, Yleisurheilu / Athletics, MM-kisat / World Championships, MM-kisat 1983 / World Championships 1983, Suomalaiset lähellä huippua / Finns Near the Top).

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
1982 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 1st 10,000 m 28:55.50

References


v · d · eIAAF Men's World Cross Country Champions
Short Course

 1998: John Kibowen (KEN)  •  1999: Benjamin Limo (KEN)  •  2000: John Kibowen (KEN)  •  2001: Enock Koech (KEN)  •  2002 – 2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
Long Course

 1973: Pekka Päivärinta (FIN)  •  1974: Erik de Beck (BEL)  •  1975: Ian Stewart (SCO)  •  1976: Carlos Lopes (POR)  •  1977: Léon Schots (BEL)  •  1978 – 1979: John Treacy (IRL)  •  1980 – 1981: Craig Virgin (USA)  •  1982: Mohamed Kedir (ETH)  •  1983: Bekele Debele (ETH)  •  1984 – 1985: Carlos Lopes (POR)  •  1986 – 1989: John Ngugi (KEN)  •  1990 – 1991: Khalid Skah (MAR)  •  1992: John Ngugi (KEN)  •  1993 – 1994: William Sigei (KEN)  •  1995 – 1999: Paul Tergat (KEN)  •  2000 – 2001: Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)  •  2002 – 2006: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  •  2007: Zersenay Tadese (ERI)  •  2008: Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  •  2009: Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH)  •  2010: Joseph Ebuya (KEN) 


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