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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Mezgebu Sime (born 7 October 2005) is an Ethiopian long distance runner. [1]
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mezgebu Sime (born 7 October 2005) is an Ethiopian long distance runner. [1]
Mezgebu has won the Ethiopian under-20 title over 5000 metres. [2] [3] He finished sixth at the Great Ethiopian Run in a time of 29:00 in November 2023. [4]
In March 2024, he won silver in the U20 individual and in the team U20 race at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia. [5] [6]
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