Selemon Barega

Selemon Barega

Selemon at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene
Personal information
Born	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24) Bitana village, Gurage zone, Ethiopia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	3000 m: 7:26.10 (Eugene 2023) Two miles: 8:08.69 WJB (Stanford 2019) 5000 m: 12:43.02 WJR (Brussels 2018) 10,000 m: 26:44.48 (Paris 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ethiopia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo 10,000 m World Championships 2019 Doha 5000 m 2023 Budapest 10,000 m World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade 3000 m 2018 Birmingham 3000 m 2024 Glasgow 3000 m Diamond League 2018 5000 m World Junior Championships 2016 Bydgoszcz 5000 m African Junior Championships 2017 Tlemcen 5000 m World Youth Championships 2017 Nairobi 3000 m World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Senior team

Selemon Barega Shirtaga (born 20 January 2000)^[1] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, silver for the 5,000 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Selemon is a two-time 3,000 metres World Indoor Championship medallist, taking silver in 2018, and a gold in 2022.^[2]

He won gold medals at the 2016 World Under-20 Championships (5,000m), and 2017 World U18 Championships (3,000m). Selemon represented Ethiopia in the 5,000m at the 2017 World Championships in London, finishing fifth in the final.