Yenew Alamirew

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Yenew Alamirew
Alamirew at the 2012 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameYenew Alamirew Getahun
Born27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) (age 33)
Tilili, Amhara, Ethiopia
Medal record
Men's
athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Diamond League
Winner 2013 5000 m

Yenew Alamirew Getahun (born 27 May 1990 in Tilili, Amhara)[1] is an Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two indoor and one outdoor World Championships.

Yenew was the 2013 Diamond League winner for the 5000 metres. His two younger brothers Yibel and Engida are also runners.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 5000 m 13:43.33
2012 World Indoor Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
9th 3000 m 7:45.15
Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
12th 5000 m 13:49.68
2013 World Championships
Moscow, Russia
9th 5000 m 13:31.27
2014 African Championships
Marrakech, Morocco
5th 5000 m 13:45.86
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 12th 3000 m 8:12.54

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yenew Alamirew". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

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