Wolde (disambiguation)

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Wolde is a municipality in the district of Demmin, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Wolde Place in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Wolde is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Wolde may also refer to:

People

People with name Wolde (meaning "Child of" in [[Geʽez]):

Abba Samuel Wolde Kahin was the tutor and mentor of Ras Tafari Makonnen and his cousin, Ras Imru Haile Selassie, when the two were children living at Harar, ca. 1902-1912.

Dawit Wolde Ethiopian middle distance runner

Dawit Wolde is an Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres. A medallist at the World Youth Championships and the African Junior Athletics Championships, he has represented Ethiopia at the African Championships in Athletics and the All-Africa Games. He was chosen to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His 1500 m personal best is 3:33.82 minutes.

Demissie Wolde is an Ethiopian former marathon runner. He won the Košice Peace Marathon in 1969 in 2:15:37. He also competed in the 1964 Olympic marathon, having qualified by running 2:19:30 on 3 August for 3rd place, in the Ethiopian Olympic trials, a race held at 8,000 feet. After being among the leaders for much of the 1964 Olympic race, he finished tenth in 2:21:25.2. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he placed 18th in 2:20:44.0 in the marathon. He is the younger brother of Mamo Wolde who dropped out of the race in 1964, won the Olympic Marathon in 1968, and who finished 3rd in 1972.

See also

Woldemichael is a male given name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin. Examples include:

Woldemariam is a male given name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin may refer to:

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