Yigrem Demelash at the 2013 World Cross Country Championships | ||
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Ethiopia | ||
IAAF World U20 Championships | ||
2012 Barcelona | 10,000 m |
Yigrem Demelash (born 26 January 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the 2012 World Junior champion in the 10,000 metres. He holds a personal best of 26:57.56 minutes for that event.
His first high-profile competition was the 2011 Great Ethiopian Run, where he finished as runner-up to Mosinet Geremew. [1] He began competing in Europe the following year and at the Paderborn 10K was again second to his compatriot Mosinet Geremew. [2] On the track, he ran a 5000 metres personal best of 13:03.30 minutes at the Bislett Games in Oslo before going on to secure the 10,000 metres gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, overturning a history of Kenyan dominance at that event. [3] He closed his season with a run of 26:57.56 minutes in the 10,000 m at the Memorial Van Damme, setting an Ethiopian junior record. [2] This race was the fastest of the year so his fourth-place finish translated into fourth in the world rankings for the season. [4]
He entered the senior ranks in 2013 and promptly finished second at the Jan Meda International – Ethiopia's cross country championships. [5] He was unable to repeat this form at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, however, and in 69th place he was the last man of his team to finish. [6] He was again involved in the fastest 10,000 m of the season, this time his run of 27:15.51 minutes brought him seventh on the yearly rankings. [7] He missed most of the 2014 season, with the highlight being a runner-up finish behind Abera Kuma at the Zevenheuvelenloop road race. [8]
Demelash had a stellar 2016 season, topping the world rankings, and emerging as a favorite to medal at the Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Demelash competed in the Men's 10,000 metres, finishing in 4th place, only one hundredth of a second behind his teammate, Tamirat Tola. Demelash made a strong surge in the last 10 metres, but Tola was able to reach the finish line quickly enough to elude him.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 1st | 10,000 metres |
2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 69th | Senior race |
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