Abreham Cherkos
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Born | 23 September 1989 | (age 34)||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abreham Cherkos Feleke (
He was the 2005 World Youth Champion in the 3000 m and upgraded to a world junior silver medal the next year over 5000 m. He took bronze at the 2006 IAAF World Athletics Final and represented Ethiopia at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. He won his first major senior medal (a bronze) at the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
He became world junior champion in 2008 and also made his Olympic debut, finishing fifth at the
Career
Abreham Cherkos was born in
Later in the year, Abreham, in one of the most famous athletics stadiums –
As a junior with one year of competition under his belt Abreham was able to finish third against the top athletes at the discipline at the
He competed at the 2010 Giro di Castelbuono in July and finished second, behind Zersenay Tadese but ahead of Samuel Wanjiru and former winner Vincent Kipruto.[2] This race proved to be good preparation for the Amsterdam Marathon in October as he took fourth place in a quick race, clocking a time of 2:07:29 on his debut to finish six seconds behind compatriot Chala Dechase.[3]
He began 2011 with a run at the Roma-Ostia Half Marathon and he finished fourth in 61:42 minutes. He was invited to the 2011 Boston Marathon and ended the race in fifth place with a time of 2:06:13 (a personal best, but on a wind-assisted course). His sole outing the following year came at the 2012 London Marathon, but he was much slower and his time of 2:12:46 hours left him in 15th place and out of touch with the top runners. He missed the entire 2013, but returned in 2014 in good form, running a legal-course best of 2:07:08 hours to take fifth at the Seoul International Marathon.[4]
Achievements
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ethiopia | |||||
2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech , Morocco
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1st | 3000 m | 8:00.90 |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:35.95 |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:49.66 | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 8th | 5000 m | 13:51.01 |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain
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3rd | 3000 m | 7:49.96 |
World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 5000 m | 13:08.57 | |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | 5000 m | 13:16.46 |
Personal bests
- 1500 metres - 3:42.91 min (2005)
- 3000 metres - 7:31.81 min (2009)
- 5000 metres - 12:54.19 min (2006)
- 10K run – 28:14 min (2010)
- Half marathon – 61:42 min (2011)
- Marathon – 2:06:13 hrs / 2:07:08 hrs (former time on assisted Boston Marathon course)
References
- ^ Abreham Cherkos. Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- IAAF. Archivedfrom the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ van Hemert, Wim (17 October 2010). "Getu Feleke sets Amsterdam course record: 2:05:44". IAAF. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Minshull, Phil (16 March 2014). "Jarso smashes personal best with 2:06:17 to win in Seoul". IAAF. Retrieved 22 March 2014.