Getnet Wale

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Getnet Wale
Getnet Wale at the 2020 PSD Bank Meeting in Dusseldorf.jpg
Getnet at the PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf in 2020
Personal information
Full nameGetnet Wale Bayabl
Born (2000-07-16) 16 July 2000 (age 24)
Gish Abay, Sekela (woreda), Ethiopia [1]
Sport
Country Ethiopia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 3000 m steeplechase, 5000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Diamond League
Gold medal icon.svg 2019 3000 m st.
African Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Rabat 3000 m st.
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Asaba 3000 m st.
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Bydgoszcz 3000 m st.
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tampere 3000 m st.
World Cross Country Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Bathurst Mixed relay

Getnet Wale Bayabl (born 16 July 2000) [2] is an Ethiopian runner specialising in the 3,000 metres steeplechase. He finished fourth at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as well as at the 2019 and 2022 World Athletics Championships. Wale won the silver medal at the 2019 African Games and a bronze at the 2018 African Championships in Athletics.

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He earned bronze medals at the 2016 and 2018 World Under-20 Championships. In 2019, he became the Diamond League 3,000 m steeplechase champion. Wale is the current Ethiopian record holder in the indoor 3,000 metres.

Early life

Getnet Wale was born one of eight children in Sekele, Ethiopia. He ran 4 km to and from school. After he won provincial 1,500 metres and 3,000 metres titles aged 13, steeplechase coach Teshome Kebede was interested in him and invited Wale to Addis Ababa. [3]

Early running career

Wale's first international competition came at the 2016 IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Despite falling twice at the water jump he earned the bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase by placing third in 8:22.83. [3] [2]

In 2017, Wale competed at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics making the final and placing ninth in 8:25.28. [2]

The next year, he competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, where he took bronze in 8:26.16. [2]

In 2019, Wale contested nine 3,000 m steeplechase races including Diamond League wins in Rabat and Brussels. At the 2019 World Championships in Athletics, he placed fourth in the 3,000 m steeplechase event in a personal best time of 8:05.21.

In 2020, Wale only raced one steeplechase after an indoor track season. He competed at the Monaco Diamond League finishing 10th in 8:35.85. [2]

Possible transition to 5,000m

On 16 January 2021, Wale placed second at the Olympic candidate trial competition in Addis Ababa. On 9 February, he ran a 7:24.98 in the 3,000 metres in Liévin, France, which was the second fastest all-time indoor time for the event, behind Daniel Komen's 7:24.90 in 1998. [4] On 11 April, he won the Ethiopian Championships over the 5,000 metres. On 19 May, Wale won the 3,000 m steeplechase at the 60th Ostrava Golden Spike in 8:09.47. At the Ethiopian Trials on 8 June in Hengelo, Netherlands, he won the 5,000 m with a time of 12:53.28. Wale was named for the Ethiopian Olympic Team in the 5,000 m for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he was eliminated in the heats. [5]

International competitions

Representing Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland3rd3000 m s'chase 8:22.83
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom9th3000 m s'chase 8:25.28
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland3rd3000 m s'chase 8:26.16
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria3rd3000 m s'chase 8:30.87
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco2nd3000 m s'chase 8:14.06
World Championships Doha, Qatar4th3000 m s'chase 8:05.21 PB
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan4th3000 m s'chase 8:14.97
20th (h)5000 m 13:41.13
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States4th3000 m s'chase 8:28.68
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 11th3000 m s'chase 8:21.03
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 4th3000 m 7:44.77
African Games Accra, Ghana 5th5000 m 13:44.45
Olympic Games Paris, France 9th3000 m s'chase 8:12.33
2025 World Indoor Championships Nanjing, China 11th3000 m 7:50.07

Circuit wins and titles

3,000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parentheses

National championships

Personal bests

References

  1. Getnet Wale ready to make more steeplechase history for Ethiopia
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Getnet Wale at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 Landells, Steve. World Athletics, 16 June 2020, Wale ready to make more steeplechase history for Ethiopia. Accessed 1 July 2021.
  4. "3000 Metres Men." World Athletics, All-time top list. Accessed 3 July 2021.
  5. World Athletics, 2 July 2021. Ethiopia selects 34 athletes for Tokyo. Accessed 3 July 2021.
  6. "Wanda Diamond League Final | Brussels (BEL) | 5th-6th Sept 2019" (PDF). Diamond League . 2019-09-06. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-01-01.