Nahom Mesfin

Nahom Mesfin (born June 3, 1989 ) is an Ethiopian obstacle runner .

In 2007 he won bronze at the Africa Games in Algiers and was twelfth at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka .

In 2008 he was fourth at the African Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa and retired from the Olympic Games in Beijing in the preliminary stages.

In the Africa Championships 2010 in Nairobi, he was fourth, and at the 2011 World Cup eleventh.

In 2012 a fourth place at the African Championships in Porto-Novo was followed by a twelfth place at the Olympic Games in London .

Personal bests

• 1500 m : 3: 41.60 min, April 10, 2010, Kumamoto
  • Hall: 3: 43.31 min, February 9, 2008, Valencia
• 3000 m (hall): 7: 46.39 min, February 24, 2008, Gent
• 5000 m : 13: 29.74 min, May 30, 2009, Nobeoka
  • Hall: 13: 56.16 min, February 13, 2009, Düsseldorf
• 10,000 m : 28: 07.80 min, June 20, 2010, Shibetsu
• 3000 m obstacle: 8: 12.04 min, August 29, 2011, Daegu

Web links

• Nahom Mesfin in the database of World Athletics (English)