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Nov 24, 1989 Adigrat, Tigray Region, Ethiopia 34 years old
Ethiopian long-distance runner
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About Dejen Gebremeskel
- Dejen Gebremeskel (born 24 November 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events.
- His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5000 metres ranks him as the fifth fastest of all time for the distance.
- He was the 5000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He won his first track medals as a junior, coming second at the African Junior Athletics Championships, then taking the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
- He was a finalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2010 and 2012.
- He is a five-time winner of the Carlsbad 5000.
