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Hagos Gebrhiwet
Gebrhiwet at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHagos Gebrhiwet Berhe
NationalityEthiopian
Born11 May 1994 (1994-05-11) (age 30)
Ts'a'ida Imba, Tigray Region, Ethiopia[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportLong-distance running
ClubMesfin Industrial Engineering[2]
Coached byHussein Shibo
Yilma Berta (national)
Kasshu Gebre-egziabher[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests3000 m – 7:30.36 (2013)
5000 m – 12:36.73 NR (2024)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 5000 m
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow 5000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 5000 m
World Road Running Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Riga 5K
World Indoor Tour
Winner 2018 3000 m
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bydgoszcz Junior Race
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra 5000 m
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Hagos Gebrhiwet Berhe (Tigrinya: ሓጎስ ገብረሂወት, born 11 May 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the former World Junior Record holder in the 5,000 meters (12:47:53).

Early life

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Born in Ts'a'ida Imba, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.[3] he took up running seriously in 2010.[4] He came sixth in the 5,000 metres at the 2011 Ethiopian National Championships and was selected to run the 3,000 metres at that year's World Youth Championships,[5] where he finished fifth with a time of 7:45.11 minutes.[6] Hagos noted that his first national selection had helped him develop his running and he went on to win the junior title at the Ethiopian Club's Cross Country, competing for Mesfin Engineering.[7]

Early career

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Hagos had his first major win in 2011, when he took the title at the San Silvestre Vallecana 10 km race in Spain. He defeated Spain's top distance runners and also edged Eritrea's Teklemariam Medhin at the line in a personal best time of 27:57 minutes.[8]

Career

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Gebrhiwet came fourth in the junior section of the 2012 African Cross Country Championships. He made his debut on American soil at the Boston Indoor Games, taking fourth place in a best of 7:44.08 minutes for the 3000 m.[4] Still 17 years old, he was runner-up to World medallist Dejen Gebremeskel at the Carlsbad 5,000.[9] His time of 13:14 minutes was the fastest 5K road time ever for a junior athlete.[10] He entered his first 5,000 m Diamond League event at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in May and upset the field by winning in wet conditions, setting a meet record time of 13:11.00 minutes and beating athletes including Kenenisa Bekele and Augustine Choge.[4] He performed well on the major circuit, coming runner-up at the Bislett Games, then setting a 5,000 m world junior record of 12:47.53 minutes as runner-up at the Meeting Areva. This would stand as the world junior record until Selemon Barega broke it in 2018. He was selected for the Ethiopian Olympic team and came eleventh in the 5000 m Olympic final.[1] He ended the year with a win at the Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa.[11]

In February 2013, Gebrhiwet set a new junior world record in the 3000 m by winning the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, beating Dejen Gebremeskel and Galen Rupp with a time of 7:32.87. In March 2013 he won the junior world cross country title in Bydgoszcz, Poland. At the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Gebrhiwet won the silver medal in the 5,000 m. He leaned at the finish line to beat Kenyan Isaiah Koech, and both were timed at 13:27.26. In March 2014, Hagos finished fifth in the 3,000 m at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships in a time of 7:56.34.

On June 30, 2023, Gebrhiwet ran 12:49.80 for third place at the Lausanne Diamond League. By doing this, he became the first athlete to run sub-12:50 over 10 years apart, as his first time under 12:50 was his former world junior record in 2012. Hagos would later solidify this form at the Monaco Diamond League on July 23, where he ran 12:42.18 for both the victory and a personal best.[12] He improved this with victory at the 2024 Bislett Games with a time of 12:36.73, the second fastest in history over 5000m and a new Ethiopian national record, breaking Kenenisa Bekele's former record of 12:37.35.[2][13]

In December 2024, it was announced that he had signed up for the inaugural season of the Michael Johnson founded Grand Slam Track.[14]

Major competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2024 2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 5th 5000 m 13:15.32
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 5000 m 13:38.12
2023 2023 World Athletics Championships Budapest, Hungary 6th 5000 m 13:12.65
2019 2019 World Athletics Championships Doha, Qatar 8th 10,000 m 27:11.37
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, England 4th 3000 m 8:15.76
2016 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 5000 m 13:04.35
2015 2015 World Championships in Athletics Beijing, China 3rd 5000 m 13:51.86
2015 IAAF Diamond League Doha, Qatar 1st 3000 m 7:38.08
2014 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 5th 3000 m 7:56.34
2013 2013 World Championships in Athletics Moscow, Russia 2nd 5000 m 13:27.26
2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1st 8 km 21:04
2012 2012 IAAF Diamond League Paris, France 2nd 5000 m 12:47.53 WJR
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 5th 3000 m 7:45.11

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hagos Gebrhiwet. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c d e Hagos Gebrhiwet at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Hagos Gebrhiwet". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Johnson, Len (19 May 2012). Gebrhiwot makes a big splash in Shanghai – Samsung Diamond League. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  5. ^ Negash, Elshadai (9 May 2011). Kuma, Korme, Feyisa and Cheru among the winners as Ethiopian Champs come to a close Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  6. ^ Gebrhiwet Hagos. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  7. ^ Negash, Elshadai (13 December 2011). Tadesse and Assefa take Ethiopian Clubs XC titles. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  8. ^ Valiente, Emeterio (1 January 2012). Gebrehiwot surprises, Dibaba signals strong return in Madrid 10Km – San Silvestre Vallecana report. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  9. ^ Rosenthal, Bert (2 April 2012). Gebremeskel, Dibaba Win Carlsbad 5000. IAAF. Retrieved on 20 May 2012.
  10. ^ Hagos Gebrhiwet Wins Men's 5000m Final | Zurich Diamond league. Retrieved on 10 September 2016.
  11. ^ Negash, Elshadai (26 November 2012). Gebrhiwet and Kebede take Addis Ababa 10-K wins. IAAF. Retrieved on 14 February 2013.
  12. ^ "2023 Monaco DL Recap: Gebrhiwet Is Back, Warholm > dos Santos & a New Kenyan Steeple Star". LetsRun.com. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  13. ^ "5000 Metres - men - senior - all". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Nickisha Pryce, Alexis Holmes, Oblique Seville, More Join Grand Slam Track". FloTrack. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
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