Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Ethiopia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A provisional list of 36 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The participation of Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba is said to be uncertain.^[1]

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 42 athletes.^[2]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[3] resulting in total number of 34 competitors:

Medalists

The following competitors from Ethhiopia won medals at the Championships

Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in the Men's 10,000 metres event at this year's championships Medal Athlete Event 01 ! Gold Ibrahim Jeilan 10,000 metres 03 ! Bronze Dejen Gebremeskel 5000 metres 03 ! Bronze Imane Merga 10,000 metres 03 ! Bronze Feyisa Lilesa Marathon 03 ! Bronze Meseret Defar 5000 metres Results Men Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in a dramatic sprint finish in the men's 10,000m final.[4] Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Mohammed Aman 800 metres 1:45.17 2 Q 1:44.57 NR 2 Q 1:45.93 8 Mekonnen Gebremedhin 1500 metres 3:41.28 20 Q 3:46.71 14 Q 3:36.81 7 Deresse Mekonnen 1500 metres 3:40.08 10 Q 3:44.65 11 Did not advance Zebene Alemayehu 1500 metres 3:41.08 18 q 3:51.19 25 Did not advance Dejen Gebremeskel 5000 metres 13:34.48 3 Q 13:23.92 03 ![5] Abera Kuma 5000 metres 13:38.41 10 Q 13:25.50 5 Imane Merga 5000 metres 13:37.96 8 Q 13:23.78 DSQ[5] Kenenisa Bekele 5000 metres DNS Did not advance Ibrahim Jeilan 10,000 metres 27:13.81 01 ! Imane Merga 10,000 metres 27:19.14 03 ! Sileshi Sihine 10,000 metres 27:34.11 8 Kenenisa Bekele 10,000 metres DNF Feyisa Lilesa Marathon 2:10:32 SB 03 ! Eshetu Wendimu Marathon 2:13:37 12 Chala Dechase Marathon DNF Gebregziabher Gebremariam Marathon DNF Bazu Worku Marathon DNF Roba Gari 3000 metres steeplechase 8:20.28 8 Q 8:18.37 5 Nahom Mesfin 3000 metres steeplechase 8:12.04 4 Q 8:25.39 11 Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Fantu Magiso 400 metres 52.23 15 Q 53.41 23 Did not advance Fantu Magiso 800 metres 2:02.58 20 q 1:59.17 NR 10 Did not advance Kalkidan Gezahegne 1500 metres 4:14.45 29 q[6] 4:08.96 12 Q 4:06.42 5 Gelete Burka 1500 metres 4:07.91 6 Q DNF Did not advance Meskerem Assefa 1500 metres 4:12.43 21 Did not advance Meseret Defar 5000 metres 15:19.46 1 Q 14:56.94 03 ! Sentayehu Ejigu 5000 metres 15:20.13 4 Q 14:59.99 4 Genzebe Dibaba 5000 metres 15:33.06 8 Q 15:09.35 8 Meselech Melkamu 10,000 metres 30:56.55 SB 5 Tigist Kiros 10,000 metres 32:11.37 11 Meseret Defar 10,000 metres DNF Bezunesh Bekele Marathon 2:29:21 4 Aberu Kebede Marathon 2:31:22 12 Atsede Baysa Marathon 2:31:37 14 Aselefech Mergia Marathon DNF Dire Tune Marathon DQ Sofia Assefa 3000 metres steeplechase 9:32.48 6 Q 9:28.24 6 Birtukan Fente 3000 metres steeplechase 9:28.82 5 q 9:36.81 10 Birtukan Adamu 3000 metres steeplechase 9:37.31 12 Q 10:05.10 15 References ↑ Yohannes, Sabrina (July 27, 2011), Ethiopia drafts its provisional Daegu team, Universal Sports, retrieved August 16, 2011  ↑ 2.0 2.1 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country, retrieved August 21, 2011  ↑ IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 7, 2011  ↑ Johnson, Len (August 28, 2011), Men's 10,000m - Final - In dramatic finish, Jeilan keeps title in Ethiopian hands, IAAF, retrieved September 7, 2011  ↑ 5.0 5.1 IAAF (September 4, 2011), Men's 5000m - Final - Farah first European winner since 1983, retrieved September 5, 2011  ↑ IAAF (August 28, 2011), Women's 1500m - Heats - Jamal leads qualifiers - Updated, retrieved September 1, 2011  External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website Nations at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo DR Ivory Coast Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Europe Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine North America Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands United States of America U.S. Virgin Islands Oceania American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Panama Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela