Mimi Belete
 Mimi Belete (right) in 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 June 1988 (age 35) Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mimi Belete Gebregeiorges (born 9 June 1988) is an
long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. She won the 5000 metres title at the 2010 Asian Games
.
She moved to
Liu Qing.[5]
She started her 2010 with a defence of her title at the Eurocross before going on to take 16th place at the
Kavita Raut to secure the gold medal in a personal best of 15:15.59 minutes, completing her first major title win.[10]
On October 12, 2018, she won the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, with a course record time and personal best of 2:22:28.[11]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Asian Cross Country Championships | Manama, Bahrain | 2nd | Women's race | |
| World Cross Country Championships | Amman, Jordan | 28th | Women's race | ||
| World Championships | Berlin , Germany
|
24th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:13.30 | |
| Asian Championships | Guangzhou , China
|
6th | 1500 m | 4:35.30 | |
| Asian Indoor Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 4th | 800 m | 2:06.67 | |
| 2nd | 1500 m | 4:19.79 | |||
| 2010 | Continental Cup | Split , Croatia
|
4th | 1500 m | 4:22.27
|
| West Asian Championships | Aleppo, Syria
|
3rd | 800 m | 2:09.00 | |
| 1st | 1500 m | 4:21.67 | |||
| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:10.42 | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 15:15.59 | |||
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu , South Korea
|
7th | 1500 m | 4:07.60 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London , United Kingdom
|
18th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:05.91 |
| 2013 | Asian Championships | Pune, India | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:14.04 |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 23rd (sf) | 1500 m | 4:14.22 | |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia
|
4th | 1500 m | 4:21.10 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 4:16.02 |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:11.03 | |
| 2nd | 5000 m | 15:00.87 | |||
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China
|
11th | 5000 m | 15:17.01 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
|
19th (h) | 5000 m | 15:29.72 |
Other notable races
Key: Course record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1st | Women's Marathon | 2:22:28[11] |
References
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
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- IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
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- IAAF(2010-11-24). Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
- IAAF(2010-11-27). Retrieved on 2010-11-28.
- ^ a b "Mimi Belete breaks Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon record". canadarunningseries.com. 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
