Simret Sultan

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Simret Sultan Ghebermichael [1] (born 20 July 1984) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running. She was born in Mirara. She won the Cross de Atapuerca competition in Spain in 2007. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and was the flag-bearer for her nation during the opening ceremonies of those games.

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It was reported in February 2009 that Simret has defected and claimed asylum in the UK. [2]

Achievements

YearTournamentVenueResultExtra
2002 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 8th5000 m, 16:35.38 PB
7th10,000 m, 34:00.47 PB
2006 World Cross Country Championships Fukuoka, Japan 17thLong race
2007 World Cross Country Championships Mombasa, Kenya 9thSenior race
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 5th5000 m [3]

Personal bests

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References

  1. "Simret Sultan". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. Eritrean Athletes Seek Political Asylum Department of Information and Culture Eritrean people's party
  3. 2007 All-Africa Games, women's 5000 m final Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (as Simret Ghebre Michael)
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