Egzi Gebre-Gebre

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Egzi Gebre-Gebre
Personal information
Nationality Ethiopian
Born (1949-06-22) 22 June 1949 (age 76)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Sport Sprinting
Event(s)
100 metres
4 × 100 metres relay

Egzi Gebre-Gebre (born 22 June 1949) is a former Ethiopian sprinter.

As of 2025, since 6 June 1971, he is still the fastest Ethiopian 100 metres runner ever with a time of 10.1 seconds he set in Addis Ababa. [1] [2] The following year he represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in both the men's 100 metres and men's 4 × 100 metres relay. [3]

References

  1. "Egzi Gebre-Gebre". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  2. "Egzi Gebre Gebre". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egzi Gebre-Gebre Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2017.