Aman Wote

Aman Wote (right) at the 2012 World Indoor Championships

Aman Wote (born April 18, 1984 in Kabet, Tigray region ) is an Ethiopian middle -distance runner who specializes in the 1,500 meter distance .

In 2010 he finished seventh at the African Championships in Nairobi , in 2011 fifth at the Pan-African Games in Maputo and in 2012 fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul . At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, he was eliminated in the preliminary stages, at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow in the semi-finals.

Wote celebrated his greatest success so far at the 2014 Indoor World Championships in Sopot, Poland, by winning the silver medal in the 1,500-meter run. In May he improved the Ethiopian national record to 3: 30.86 minutes in Doha , before becoming the first Ethiopian to stay below the 3:30 minute mark in Monaco in July with 3: 29.91 minutes.

Personal bests

• 800 m : 1: 44.99 min, July 2, 2013, Tomblaine
• 1500 m: 3: 29.91 min, July 18, 2014, Monaco
  • Hall: 3: 35.31 min, February 3, 2013, Moscow
• 1 mile : 3: 48.60 min, May 31, 2014, Eugene (Oregon)

Web links

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• Aman Wote in the database of World Athletics (English)