Ethiopia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics
| Ethiopia at the World Championships in Athletics |
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| At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin |
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| Competitors | 38 (20 men and 18 women) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 2 |
Silver 2 |
Bronze 4 |
Total 8 |
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Ethiopia will compete at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15 to 23 August. A team of 38 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition. Selected athletes have achieved one of the competition's qualifying standards. The squad composed of middle and long distance specialists features three reigning world champions: Meseret Defar (5000 m), Tirunesh Dibaba (10,000 m), and Kenenisa Bekele (10,000 m). As a result, Ethiopia may enter one more athlete in those events as the champion is given a bye into the championships. However, the Ethiopian Athletics Federation has also picked a reserve athlete in these events.[1]
Team selection
| Event | Athletes | |
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| Men | Women | |
| 1500 metres | Deresse Mekonnen Henok Legesse Mekonnen Gebremedhin |
Gelete Burka Meskerem Assefa Kalkidan Gezhagne |
| 5000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele Imane Merga Ali Abdosh Bekana Daba |
Tirunesh Dibaba Meselech Melkamu Meseret Defar Sentayehu Ejigu Genzebe Dibaba |
| 10,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele Sileshi Sihine Gebregziabher Gebremariam Abebe Dinkesa |
Meselech Melkamu Tirunesh Dibaba Meseret Defar Wude Ayalew Aberu Kebede |
| Marathon | Tsegaye Kebede Deriba Merga Yemane Tsegaye Deressa Chemdessa Dejene Berhanu Getachew Terfe |
Teyba Erkesso Bezunesh Bekele Atsede Bayissa Asselefech Mergia Dire Tune |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Yacob Jarso Roba Gary Legesse Lemiso |
Zemzem Ahmed Sofia Assefa Korahubesh Itaa |
Results
Men
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Deresse Mekonnen | ||||||||
| Henok Legesse | |||||||||
| Mekonnen Gebremedhin | |||||||||
| 5000 m | Kenenisa Bekele | ||||||||
| Imane Merga | |||||||||
| Ali Abdosh | |||||||||
| Bekana Daba | |||||||||
| 10,000 m | Kenenisa Bekele | ||||||||
| Sileshi Sihine | |||||||||
| Gebregziabher Gebremariam | |||||||||
| Abebe Dinkesa | |||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Yacob Jarso | ||||||||
| Roba Gary | |||||||||
| Legesse Lemiso | |||||||||
| Marathon | Tsegaye Kebede | ||||||||
| Deriba Merga | |||||||||
| Yemane Tsegaye | |||||||||
| Deressa Chemdessa | |||||||||
| Dejene Berhanu | |||||||||
| Getachew Terfe | |||||||||
Women
| Event | Athletes | Heat Round 1 | Heat Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Gelete Burka | ||||||||
| Meskerem Assefa | |||||||||
| Kalkidan Gezhagne | |||||||||
| 5000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba | ||||||||
| Meselech Melkamu | |||||||||
| Meseret Defar | |||||||||
| Sentayehu Ejigu | |||||||||
| Genzebe Dibaba | |||||||||
| 10,000 m | Meselech Melkamu | ||||||||
| Tirunesh Dibaba | |||||||||
| Meseret Defar | |||||||||
| Wude Ayalew | |||||||||
| Aberu Kebede | |||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | Zemzem Ahmed | 9:29.36 PB | 1 Q | ||||||
| Sofia Assefa | 9:22.63 | 3 Q | |||||||
| Korahubesh Itaa | 9:33.67 | 7 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Marathon | Teyba Erkesso | ||||||||
| Bezunesh Bekele | |||||||||
| Atsede Bayissa | |||||||||
| Asselefech Mergia | |||||||||
| Dire Tune | |||||||||
References
- ↑ Ethiopia selects strong track and marathon delegation for Berlin. IAAF (2009-07-28). Retrieved on 2009-07-28.