Mulugeta Wendimu

Mulugeta Wendimu Gebere (Amharic: ሙሉጌታ ወንድሙ; born 28 February 1985 in Addis Ababa)^[1] is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, best known for finishing third over 3000 metres at the 2004 IAAF World Athletics Final. He also competed at the Olympic Games in Athens that year, finishing tenth in the 1500 metres competition. He reached the semi-finals of the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Among other competitions, he was fifth in the junior race at the 2004 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and ran in the 1500 m heats at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. He won the half marathon race at the Marrakesh Marathon in January 2011, finishing in a time of 1:02:00.^[2]

His personal best time over 1500 m is 3:31.13 minutes, an Ethiopian record achieved in July 2004 at the KBC Night of Athletics, and his personal best time over 5000 m is 12:57.05 minutes.

References

1. ^ Mulugeta Wendimu. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2011-01-31.
2. ^ Benchrif, Mohammed (2011-01-31). Gezahn cruises to Marrakech Marathon title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-01-31.

External links

• IAAF profile for Mulugeta Wendimu

Persondata
Name	Wendimu, Mulugeta
Alternative names
Short description	Ethiopian 1500 metres runner
Date of birth	28 February 1985
Place of birth	Addis Ababa
Date of death
Place of death