Muktar Edris
Muktar Edris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Muktar Edris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
nation | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 14th January 1994 (age 26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
size | 171 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | 5000 meter run | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 12: 54.83 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trainer | Shibo covers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
status | active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: January 14, 2020 |
Muktar Edris (born January 14, 1994 ) is an Ethiopian athlete who specializes in long-distance and cross-country runs . In 2017 he became world champion in London over 5000 meters . He defended the title two years later at the World Championships in Doha .
Origin and life
Muktar Edris grew up in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa , unusual for the country's track and field athletes, who increasingly come from rural regions. He discovered running for himself at the age of seven. One of his role models at the time was the multiple world and Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie . Edris trains in Sendafa , near the capital. He has been married since 2015 and has one daughter.
Athletic career
Muktar Edris has been participating in international championships since 2011. At the Cross Country World Championships in Punta Umbría , he finished seventh in the junior race and won silver with his teammates behind the Kenyans. The mode provided that the final placements of the individual team members of a nation from the individual race were added. Which team had the lowest total won the team competition. The Kenyans got 20 points, the Ethiopians 24. At the subsequent U20 African Championships in Gaborone, Edris finished fourth in the 10,000 meter run .
In 2012 he won the U20 World Championships in Barcelona in 13: 38.95 minutes over 5000 meters. A year later he appeared for the first time at world championships in the adult sector. In Moscow he won his semifinal run and ended up in 7th place in the final, which was run more slowly than the semifinals. In March he won bronze in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz and this time gold with the team. In 2014 he set his best time over 5000 meters with 12: 54.83 minutes.
In 2015, he competed in the 10,000 meter race at the World Championships in Beijing . There he ran into tenth place in a time of 27: 54.47 minutes. At the World Cross Country Championships , which also took place in China in 2015, he won bronze in the individual race. At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , he qualified for the final over 5000 meters , but was then disqualified there after crossing an inside edge. In 2017 he won gold again with the team at the 2017 World Cross Country Championships in Kampala. He finished sixth in the individual race.
His greatest sporting success to date was the 2017 world championship title from the championships in London. There he defeated the superstar of the scene, Mo Farah , in the final sprint over 5000 meters in his last world championship race. The following period was mainly characterized by injuries. In particular, an inflammation of the Achilles tendon threw him back, because of which he could only do slow training runs. At the 2019 World Championships in Doha , he was able to successfully defend his title with a season best of 12: 58.85 min. Participation would not have been possible due to his preliminary work during the season. As the reigning world champion, however, he was able to start with a wildcard .
Major competitions
year | event | place | space | discipline | time |
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Starts for Ethiopia | |||||
2011 | World Cross Country Championships 2011 | Punta Umbría | 7th | Junior race | |
2. | team | ||||
2012 | U20 world championships | Barcelona | 1. | 5000 m | 13: 38.95 min |
2013 | World championships | Moscow | 7th | 5000 m | 13: 29.56 min |
2015 | World championships | Beijing | 10. | 10,000 m | 27: 54.47 min |
2016 | Olympic games | Rio de Janeiro | 5000 m | DSQ | |
2017 | World championships | London | 1. | 5000 m | 13: 32.79 min |
2019 | World championships | Doha | 1. | 5000 m | 12: 58.85 min |
Personal best
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3000 m : 7: 32.31 min, July 1, 2017, Paris
- 3000 m (hall): 7: 40.69 min, February 13, 2018, Liévin
- 5000 m : 12: 54.83 min, August 21, 2014, Stockholm
- 10,000 m : 27: 17.18 min, June 17, 2015, Hengelo
Web links
- Muktar Edris in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Muktar Edris in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dennehy, Cathal (2019-10-16). How Edris went from injured team player to two-time world champion . IAAF. accessed on 2020-07-11.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Edris, Muktar |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ethiopia |