Gete Wami
Gete Wami (born December 11, 1974 in Debre Berhan ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner , world champion and two-time medalist at the Olympic Games.
She had her first big success in 1992 in Seoul when she became vice world champion of the juniors in the 10,000 meter run .
At the African Championships in 1993 and at the Pan-African Games in 1995, she won the bronze medal over 10,000 meters. In 1996 and 1999 she was cross-country world champion on the long distance.
At the 1999 World Championships in Seville , she won over 10,000 meters ahead of Paula Radcliffe (GBR) and Tegla Loroupe (KEN).
The following year she set an African record over 5000 meters in Heusden with 14: 30.88 minutes. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney , she won the bronze medal in the 5000 meter run behind Gabriela Szabo (ROM) and Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL), as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meter run with her personal best of 30:22 , 48 minutes behind Derartu Tulu (ETH) and in front of Fernanda Ribeiro (POR).
In 2001 she first became the cross-country world champion on the short distance and (as in the previous year) runner-up in the long distance and then won the bronze medal over 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Edmonton behind her compatriots Derartu Tulu and Berhane Adere .
In 2002 she won the Amsterdam Marathon in 2:22:19 h and in 2006 the Berlin Marathon in 2:21:34 h. Both times were Ethiopian marathon records , with the second shortly afterwards being beaten by Berhane Adere in the Chicago Marathon .
In 2007 she came second in the London Marathon in 2:21:45 h and again won the Berlin Marathon in 2:23:17 h. Five weeks later, she finished second behind Paula Radcliffe in the New York City Marathon in 2:23:32 h and was the winner of the 2006/07 series of the World Marathon Majors .
In 2008, she finished third in the London Marathon , despite falling at 30 km.
Gete Wami is 1.54 m tall and weighs 45 kg. She has been married to Geteneh Tessema since 1999 and has had a daughter since 2003.
Web links
- Gete Wami in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Athlete portrait ( memento from November 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on the World Marathon Majors website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wami, Gete |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long-distance runner and two-time Olympic medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Debre Berhan |