Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	ETH
National federation	Ethiopian Athletic Federation
Website	www.athleticsethiopia.org.et
in Daegu
Competitors	34
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 4 Total 5
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Ethiopia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A provisional list of 36 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The participation of Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba is said to be uncertain. ^[1]

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 42 athletes. ^[2]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, ^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, ^[3] resulting in total number of 34 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	1500 metres	Soresa Fida
	5000 metres	Tariku Bekele
	10,000 metres	Abera Kuma
	Marathon	Tadese Tola
Women	1500 metres	Tizita Bogale
	5000 metres	Emebet Anteneh
	10,000 metres	Belaynesh Oljira
	Marathon	Koren Jelela
	3000 metres steeplechase	Hiwot Ayalew

Medalists

The following competitors from Ethiopia won medals at the Championships

Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in the Men's 10,000 metres event at this year's championships

Medal	Athlete	Event
Gold	Ibrahim Jeilan	10,000 metres
Bronze	Dejen Gebremeskel	5000 metres
Bronze	Imane Merga	10,000 metres
Bronze	Feyisa Lilesa	Marathon
Bronze	Meseret Defar	5000 metres

Results

Men

Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in a dramatic sprint finish in the men's 10,000m final. ^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Mohammed Aman	800 metres			1:45.17	2 Q	1:44.57 NR	2 Q	1:45.93	8
Mekonnen Gebremedhin	1500 metres			3:41.28	20 Q	3:46.71	14 Q	3:36.81	7
Deresse Mekonnen	1500 metres			3:40.08	10 Q	3:44.65	11	Did not advance
Zebene Alemayehu	1500 metres			3:41.08	18 q	3:51.19	25	Did not advance
Dejen Gebremeskel	5000 metres			13:34.48	3 Q			13:23.92	[5]
Abera Kuma	5000 metres			13:38.41	10 Q			13:25.50	5
Imane Merga	5000 metres			13:37.96	8 Q			13:23.78	DSQ [5]
Kenenisa Bekele	5000 metres			DNS				Did not advance
Ibrahim Jeilan	10,000 metres							27:13.81
Imane Merga	10,000 metres							27:19.14
Sileshi Sihine	10,000 metres							27:34.11	8
Kenenisa Bekele	10,000 metres							DNF
Feyisa Lilesa	Marathon							2:10:32 SB
Eshetu Wendimu	Marathon							2:13:37	12
Chala Dechase	Marathon							DNF
Gebregziabher Gebremariam	Marathon							DNF
Bazu Worku	Marathon							DNF
Roba Gari	3000 metres steeplechase			8:20.28	8 Q			8:18.37	5
Nahom Mesfin	3000 metres steeplechase			8:12.04	4 Q			8:25.39	11

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank	Time Width Height	Rank
Fantu Magiso	400 metres			52.23	15 Q	53.41	23	Did not advance
Fantu Magiso	800 metres			2:02.58	20 q	1:59.17 NR	10	Did not advance
Kalkidan Gezahegne	1500 metres			4:14.45	29 q [6]	4:08.96	12 Q	4:06.42	5
Gelete Burka	1500 metres			4:07.91	6 Q	DNF		Did not advance
Meskerem Assefa	1500 metres			4:12.43	21	did not advance
Meseret Defar	5000 metres			15:19.46	1 Q			14:56.94
Sentayehu Ejigu	5000 metres			15:20.13	4 Q			14:59.99	4
Genzebe Dibaba	5000 metres			15:33.06	8 Q			15:09.35	8
Meselech Melkamu	10,000 metres							30:56.55 SB	5
Tigist Kiros	10,000 metres							32:11.37	11
Meseret Defar	10,000 metres							DNF
Bezunesh Bekele	Marathon							2:29:21	4
Aberu Kebede	Marathon							2:31:22	12
Atsede Baysa	Marathon							2:31:37	14
Aselefech Mergia	Marathon							DNF
Dire Tune	Marathon							DQ
Sofia Assefa	3000 metres steeplechase			9:32.48	6 Q			9:28.24	6
Birtukan Fente	3000 metres steeplechase			9:28.82	5 q			9:36.81	10
Birtukan Adamu	3000 metres steeplechase			9:37.31	12 Q			10:05.10	15

References

1. Yohannes, Sabrina (July 27, 2011), Ethiopia drafts its provisional Daegu team, Universal Sports, retrieved August 16, 2011
2. IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), archived from the original on August 4, 2012, retrieved August 21, 2011
3. IAAF, Athletes participating per day, archived from the original on May 31, 2012, retrieved September 7, 2011
4. Johnson, Len (August 28, 2011), Men's 10,000m - Final - In dramatic finish, Jeilan keeps title in Ethiopian hands, IAAF, retrieved September 7, 2011
5. IAAF (September 4, 2011), Men's 5000m - Final - Farah first European winner since 1983, archived from the original on May 27, 2012, retrieved September 5, 2011
6. IAAF (August 28, 2011), Women's 1500m - Heats - Jamal leads qualifiers - Updated, archived from the original on May 15, 2012, retrieved September 1, 2011

External links

• Official local organising committee website
• Official IAAF competition website