Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | 24 November 1989 |
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Ethiopia |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 3000 m, 5000 m |
Medal record |
Dejen Gebremeskel (Amharic: ደጀን ገብረመስቀል; born 24 November 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5,000 metres ranks him as the fifteenth fastest of all time for the distance.[2] He was the 5,000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics.
He won his first track medals as a junior, coming in second at the African Junior Athletics Championships, then taking the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics. He was a finalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2010 and 2012. He is a five-time winner of the Carlsbad 5000.