Deresse Mekonnen
Deresse Mekonnen (born October 20, 1987 in Sheno , Oromia ) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who became world indoor champion in the 1500 meter run in 2008 .
Mekonnen finished fifth at the 2007 African Games . At the 2007 World Championships in Osaka , he was eliminated in the preliminary stages.
The 2008 World Indoor Championships took place in Valencia . There Mekonnen won ahead of the Kenyan Daniel Kipchirchir Komen , followed by Juan Carlos Higuero who won the sprint for third place against Arturo Casado . After the race, to the cheers of the Spanish spectators, it was announced that Komen had won in front of Higuero and Casado and that Mekonnen had been disqualified for stepping on the interior border. The disqualification was withdrawn, Mekonnen received gold, Komen silver and Higuero bronze. At the 2008 Olympic Games , Mekonnen was seventh in the second semi-final in 3: 37.85 minutes.
At the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, he won his first outdoor medal. He finished second in the 1500 meter run.
Deresse Mekonnen is 1.75 m tall and has a competition weight of 60 kg.
literature
- Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2008. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2008, ISBN 978-1-899807-65-9 .
Web links
- Deresse Mekonnen in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Deresse Mekonnen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF page on the final result ( Memento of March 10, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Result of the 1500 meter Olympic semifinals ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on October 21, 2008)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mekonnen, Deresse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheno , Oromia , Ethiopia |