Wodajo Bulti
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Wodajo Bulti (born 11 March 1957) is a retired
Career
Wodajo was one of the most significant Ethiopian middle and long-distance runners in the 1980s. In his early years on the track he concentrated more on shorter distances such as 1500 metres because of great depth of Ethiopian talent over longer distances. He spent these years in the shadow of great Miruts Yifter, double Olympic Champion from Moscow and Mohamed Kedir, Olympic and World Cup medalist.
His breakthrough came in 1982, at 25 years of age, when Wodajo finished at third place over 1500 m at the 1982 African Championships in Athletics in Cairo and followed it by the gold medal at 5000 metres. On 16 September in Rieti, he won at 5000 m in huge personal best time of 13:07.29 minutes, recording third fastest time ever. With such achievements behind him, he was somewhat disappointed when finished at seventh place over 5000 m at next year's inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics in Helsinki.
In 1984, he was strong 5000 m medal contender for the
Bulti concentrated on longer distances for the remainder of his career and in 1987, he won in Helsinki over 10,000 m in new personal best time of 27:29.41 minutes which placed him second at 1987 world lists, but finished a disastrous 24th at the World Championships in Rome. He set career best of 2:08:44 finishing third in Rotterdam Marathon in 1988, but again, he was unable to compete at the Olympic Games in Seoul, due to the continued Ethiopian boycott.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ethiopia | |||||
1982 | World Cross Country Championships | Rome, Italy | 12th | Long race | |
1st | Team | ||||
African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 3rd | 1500 m | ||
1st | 5000 m | ||||
1983 | World Cross Country Championships | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 20th | Long race | |
1st | Team | ||||
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 5000 m
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1984 | World Cross Country Championships | New York City, United States | 1st | Team | |
Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 3rd | 5000 m | 13:29.08 | |
2nd | 10,000 m | 27:58.97 | |||
1985 | World Cross Country Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | Long race | |
1st | Team | ||||
African Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | 5000 m | ||
1st | 10,000 m | ||||
World Cup | Canberra, Australia | 3rd | 5000 m | ||
1st | 10,000 m | ||||
1986 | World Cross Country Championships | Neuchâtel, Switzerland | 2nd | Team | |
1987 | World Cross Country Championships | Warsaw, Poland | 3rd | Team | |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 24th | 10,000 m
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