Yigrem Demelash

Yigrem Demelash (born 26 January 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the 2012 World Junior champion in the 10,000 metres. He holds a personal best of 26:57.56 minutes for that event.

His first high profile competition was the 2011 Great Ethiopian Run, where he finished as runner-up to Mosinet Geremew.[1] He began competing in Europe the following year and at the Paderborn 10K was again second to his compatriot Mosinet Geremew.[2] On the track, he ran a 5000 metres personal best of 13:03.30 minutes at the Bislett Games in Oslo before going on to secure the 10,000 metres gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, overturning a history of Kenyan dominance at that event.[3] He closed his season with a run of 26:57.56 minutes in the 10,000 m at the Memorial Van Damme, setting an Ethiopian junior record.[2] This race was the fastest of the year so his fourth place finish translated into fourth in the world rankings for the season.[4]

He entered the senior ranks in 2013 and promptly finished second at the Jan Meda International – Ethiopia's cross country championships.[5] He was unable to repeat this form at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, however, and in 69th place he was the last man of his team to finish.[6] He was again involved in the fastest 10,000 m of the season, this time his run of 27:15.51 minutes brought him seventh on the yearly rankings.[7] He missed most of the 2014 season, with the highlight being a runner-up finish behind Abera Kuma at the Zevenheuvelenloop road race.[8]

Personal bests

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st 10,000 metres
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 69th Senior race

References

  1. ↑ Negash, Elshadai (2011-11-27). Geremew, Afework take surprise Great Ethiopian Run 10km victories . IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yigrem Demelash. Global Sports Communications. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  3. ↑ Valiente, Emeterio (2012-07-10). Barcelona 2012 - Event Report - Men's 10,000m Final". IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  4. ↑ 10,000 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2012. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  5. ↑ Negash, Elshadai (2013-02-24). Lilesa and Ayalew capture impressive wins at Ethiopian Cross Trials. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  6. ↑ Yigrem Demelash. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  7. ↑ 10,000 Metres - men - senior - outdoor - 2013. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-02-08.
  8. ↑ Ethiopiër Abera Kuma wint Zevenheuvelenloop. ED.nl (2014-11-16). Retrieved on 2015-02-08.

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