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| Nationality | Azerbaijan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 January 1990 Mekele, Ethiopia |
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10000 metres | ||||||||||||||||||
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Hayle Ibrahimov (Amharic: ቀዳማዊ ደስታ ሃጎስ – Haile Desta Hagos?; born 19 January 1990) is Ethiopia-born Azerbaijani international middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10,000 m.[1]
He was also one of the nominated in the men's European Athletics Rising Star of the Year Award for his achievements in 2009.[2]
In 31 July 2010, he won Azerbaijan's first ever medal in the athletics, by winning bronze at 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.[3][4] He ran an Azerbaijani indoor record in the 3000 metres at the BW-Bank Meeting in February 2011, setting a time of 7:42.54 minutes.[5]
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On 5 March 2011, he won silver in the 3000 metres at the European Indoor Championships, narrowly losing to Mo Farah.[6][7]
| Distance | Time | Location | Date |
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| 1500 m | 3:45.00 | Baku, Azerbaijan | June 28, 2009 |
| 3000 m | 7:51.68 | Istanbul, Turkey | June 14, 2009 |
| 5000 m | 13:32.98 | Barcelona, Spain | July 5, 2007 |
| 10000 m | 30:06.64 | Novi Sad, Serbia | July 23, 2009 |
| 3000 m (indoor) | 7:42.54 | Karlsruhe, Germany | 13 February 2011 |