| Ethiopia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | ETH |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 46 |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Ethiopia competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics from August 10 to August 18 in Moscow, Russia. A team of 46 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. [1] Ethiopia finished 6th at the Medal Table. [2]
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Mohammed Aman | 800 metres | 1:44.93 | 1 Q | 1:44.71 | 4 Q | 1:43.31 |  |
| Aman Wote | — | ||||||
| Abiyote Abate | 1500 metres | DNS | N/A | — | |||
| Zebene Alemayehu | 3:41.28 | 27 DNQ | — | ||||
| Mekonnen Gebremedhin | 3:38.55 | 6 Q | 3:43.54 | 14 Q | 3:37.21 | 7 | |
| Aman Wote | 3:38.89 | 15 q | 3:36.94 | 8 DNQ | — | ||
| Yenew Alamirew | 5000 metres | 13:23.48 | 5 Q | — | 13:31.27 | 9 | |
| Yigrem Demelash | — | ||||||
| Muktar Edris | 13:20.82 | 1 Q | — | 13;29.56 | 7 | ||
| Hagos Gebrhiwet | 13:23.22 | 4 Q | — | 12:27.26 |  | ||
| Kenenisa Bekele | 10,000 metres | — | DNS | N/A | |||
| Dejen Gebremeskel | — | 27:51.88 | 16 | ||||
| Ibrahim Jeilan | — | 27:22.23 | | ||||
| Abera Kuma | — | 27:25.27 | 5 | ||||
| Imane Merga | — | 27.42.02 | 12 | ||||
| Habtamu Fayisa | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:29.08 | DNQ | — | |||
| Roba Gari | 8:45.06 | DNQ | — | ||||
| Lelisa Desisa | Marathon | — | 2:10:12 | | |||
| Tsegaye Kebede | — | 2:10:47 | 4 | ||||
| Feyisa Lilesa | — | DNF | N/A | ||||
| Tilahun Regassa | — | DNS | N/A | ||||
| Tadese Tola | — | 2:10:23 |  | ||||
| Yemane Tsegay | — | 2:11:43 | 8 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Tigist Assefa | 800 metres | DNS | N/A | — | |||
| Fantu Magiso | 2:01.11 | 20 | — | ||||
| Gelete Burka | 1500 metres | 4:11.26 | DNQ | — | |||
| Genzebe Dibaba | 4:06.78 | 1 | 4:05.23 | 5 | 4:05.99 | 8 | |
| Axumawit Embaye | DNS | N/A | — | ||||
| Senbere Teferi | 4:11.41 | DNQ | — | ||||
| Almaz Ayana | 5000 metres | 15:34.93 | 9 | — | 14:51.33 | | |
| Meseret Defar | 15:22.94 | 1 | — | 14:50.19 | | ||
| Tirunesh Dibaba | DNS | N/A | — | ||||
| Buze Diriba | 15:23.41 | 2 | — | 15:05.38 | 5 | ||
| Genet Yalew | DNS | N/A | — | ||||
| Meseret Defar | 10,000 metres | — | DNS | — | |||
| Tirunesh Dibaba | — | 30:43.95 | | ||||
| Afera Godfay | — | DNS | — | ||||
| Belaynesh Oljira | — | 30:46.98 | | ||||
| Ababel Yeshaneh | — | 32:02.09 | 9 | ||||
| Sofia Assefa | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:36.66 | 10 | — | 9:12.84 | | |
| Hiwot Ayalew | 9:24.49 | 3 | — | 9:15.25 | 4 | ||
| Etenesh Diro | 9:24.02 | 1 | — | 9:16.97 | 5 | ||
| Birtukan Fente | DNS | N/A | — | ||||
| Tiki Gelana | Marathon | — | NM | DNF | |||
| Meseret Hailu | — | NM | DNF | ||||
| Aberu Kebede | — | 2:38:04 | 13 | ||||
| Meselech Melkamu | — | NM | DNF | ||||
| Merima Mohammed | — | DNS | — | ||||
| Feyse Tadese | — | NM | DNF | ||||
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