| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Ethiopia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 2000 Sydney | 5.000 m | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2001 Edmonton | 5.000 m | |
Millon Wolde (born March 17, 1979) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of 5000 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics. 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 At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested 24 for men and 22 for women These are the official results of the Men's 5000m metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia. 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 5000 metres event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton Canada. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 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 metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever
At the age of only seventeen, Millon Wolde competed in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Sydney, finishing sixth in the 3000 m steeplechase. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 At the next World Junior Championships, at Annecy, France in 1998, he won the 5000 m. Annecy ( Èneci / Ènneci in Arpitan language is a city in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He also finished eighth in the Junior World Cross-Country Championships at Cape Town in 1996, gained second place at Turin in 1997 and at Marrakech, in 1998, he won his final junior championships over 8 km. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Marrakesh or Marrakech ( Amazigh: Murakush, Arabic مراكش Murrakush) known as the "Red City" The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand On the road, Wolde represented Ethiopia in the 1998 World Road Relay Championships at Manaus, Brazil. Manaus is a largest city in the Amazonia Brazil and capital of Amazonas State. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Ethiopia eventually finished second to Kenya, after Wolde had established a narrow lead in the initial 5 km leg. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south
But the real fame came, when Wolde won the bronze medal in the 3000 m at the World Indoor Championships at Maebashi in 1999 and then finished eighth in the 5000 m at the World Championships in Seville later that year. is the capital city of Gunma in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1892, by the samurai Makuba Kawai Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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. At the World Cross-Country Championships, Wolde finished fourth in the senior men's short course (4 km) at Belfast in 1999 and fifteenth at the same distance in Vilamoura, Portugal in 2000. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Vilamoura is in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve, Portugal. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
The highlight of Wolde's career came in the 5000 m at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, when he was still just twenty two. With no one prepared to set a decent pace, Wolde bided his time and then sprinted past the leaders with 200 m remaining to win in 13:35. 49 ahead of second placed Ali Saidi-Sief of Algeria and Morocco's Brahim Lahlafi. Ali Saidi-Sief (علي سيدي سيف born March 15, 1978 in Constantine) is an Algerian Olympic runner. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa Brahim Lahlafi (ابراهيم لهلفي (born April 15, 1968) is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career At the next World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, Wolde won a silver medal in 5000 m. 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
External links
- IAAF profile for Millon Wolde
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