 Abebe Dinkesa during the 2012 Amsterdam Marathon | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing  Ethiopia
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| African Championships | ||
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2004 Brazzaville | 10,000 m |
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2006 Bambous | 10,000 m |
| World Cross Country Championships | ||
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2005 St. Galmier | Senior team |
Abebe Dinkesa Negera (born 6 March 1984) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who specializes in the 10,000 metres.[1] He came to prominence with a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships in Athletics and he won a bronze medal in the same event two years later. He is the sixth fastest ever over the 10,000 m with a best time of 26:30.74 set in 2005.
He was fourth at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and also represented Ethiopia at the World Championships in Athletics later that year. An Achilles tendon problem ruled him out entirely in 2007 and affected his later performances. He won the African Mountain Running Championships at the Obudu Ranch Race in 2010. He also competes in road running competitions, having won at the BOclassic and Great Ethiopian Run as well as coming fifth at the World Half Marathon Championships in 2005.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (2005-03-13). Focus on Athletes - Abebe Dinkessa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-11-29.