Muktar Edris

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Muktar Edris
10,000 m: 27:17.18[2] (Hengelo
2015)
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 London 5000 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha 5000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bydgoszcz Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Guiyang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bydgoszcz Junior race
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Guiyang Senior race
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Barcelona 5000 m

Muktar Edris (born 14 January 1994) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country races.

Career

Muktar made his first international appearances in 2011, taking seventh place in the junior race at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (sharing the team silver medal) and finishing fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships with a time of 28:44.95 minutes.[3][4]

He began to raise his profile in 2012 with two prominent wins on the junior stage. First he defeated Kenyan opposition to win at the

BOClassic, where he recorded the same time as the winner Imane Merga.[8][9]

He performed well in cross country at the start of 2013, winning the Campaccio, Cross della Vallagarina and Cinque Mulini races.[10][11] He followed this up with a bronze in the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the junior race, behind compatriot Hagos Gebrhiwet. In his first road outing of the year he won the Giro Media Blenio race.[12]

In Stockholm, on 21 August 2014, he recorded the fastest time in the world so far that year with 12:54.83.[2]

On 12 August 2017, he won the 5,000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics 2017 London beating Mo Farah in his last track race at the world championships. The Gold medal was the second for Ethiopia in London 2017 enhancing its world ranking to number 4 on the day.[13]

On 30 September 2019, he won the 5,000m race in the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha with a time of 12:58.85.

Personal bests

Major competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2013 World Championships
Moscow, Russia
 7th 5000 m 13:29.56
2015 World Championships
Beijing, China
 10th 10000 m 27:54.47
2016 Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 – 5000 m DQ
2017 World Championships
London, United Kingdom
 1st 5000 m 13:32.79
2019 World Championships
Doha, Qatar
 1st 5000 m 12:58.85
2021 Ethiopian Trials
Hengelo, Netherlands
 5th 5000 m 13:04.69
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 13th 5000 m 13:24.67

References

  1. ^ "Athletes – Famous Olympic Athletes, Medalists, Sports Heroes". Rio2016.com. 14 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Muktar Edris IAAF. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  3. IAAF
    . Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ 2011 African Junior Championships. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 26 January 2013. Archived 30 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Williamson, Norrie (19 March 2012). "Langat and Chepkirui take African XC titles in Cape Town". IAAF. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
  6. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (14 July 2012). "Barcelona 2012 – Event Report – Men's 5000m Final". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  7. ^ Negash, Elshadai (14 June 2012). "Driba and Endris impress at Ethiopian Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  8. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (27 September 2012). "T. Bekele impresses with 10km victory in Castelbuono – REPORT". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  9. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2 January 2013). "Favourites Merga and Kibet win in Bolzano". IAAF. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  10. IAAF
    . Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  11. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (3 February 2013). "Ethiopia's Edris and Godfay take the Cinque Mulini honours". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  12. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (1 April 2013). "Edris adds his name to illustrious list of winners in Dongio". IAAF. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Edris ends Farah's invincibility in final race". 12 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via Reuters.

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