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| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Ethiopia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | 10000 m | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | 10.000 m | |
| Bronze | 1999 Sevilla | 10. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium These are the official results of the Men's 10000 metres event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton Canada. The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico 000 m | |
Assefa Mezgebu (born June 19, 1978 in Sidamo) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner most known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Sidamo was a province in the southern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Irgalem, and later at Awasa. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women He also specialized in cross-country running. Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams
He is the younger brother of Ayele Mezgebu. Ayele Mezgebu (born 6 January 1973) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialized in Cross-country running.
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Extra |
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| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 14th | 10. These are the official results of the Men's 10000 metres event at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg Sweden. Gothenburg ( Swedish:) /jœte'bɔrj/ is a city, a municipality, and an urban area on the west-coast of Sweden. 000m |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 5th | 10,000 m |
| 1998 | World Cross Country Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | Long race |
| 1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 3rd | 10,000 m |
| 2000 | World Cross Country Championships | Vilamoura | 2nd | Long race |
| Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 10,000 m | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 10,000 m |
Personal bests
- 3000 metres - 7:28. These are the official results of the Men's 10000 metres event at the 1997 World Championships in Athens Greece. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The 26th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 21-22 March 1998 in Marrakech, Morocco. Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico Seville ( Spanish: Sevilla, see also different names) is the artistic cultural and financial capital of southern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The 28th IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 18-19 March 2000 in Vilamoura, Portugal. Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The 3000 metres is a popular amateur Middle distance track event (colloquially known as "3k" where 7 45 min (1998)
- 5000 metres - 12:53. The 5000 metres is a popular Running distance also known as a 5K or 5 km colloquially "five-K" 84 min (1998)
- 10,000 metres - 26:49. 90 min (2002)
External links
IAAF profile for Assefa Mezgebu
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