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Assefa Mezgebu

1978 - Today

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Assefa Mezgebu (born June 19, 1978 in Sidamo) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also the runner-up at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, following a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in cross-country running and reached the podium at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998 and 2000. Assefa Mezgebu is the younger brother of Ayele Mezgebu. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Assefa Mezgebu is the 3,728th most popular athlete (down from 3,302nd in 2024). (down from 4,948th in 2019)

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Among athletes, Assefa Mezgebu ranks 3,728 out of 6,025. Before her are Niurka Montalvo, Obadele Thompson, Olena Hovorova, Yelena Afanasyeva, Josip Glasnović, and Abderrahmane Hammad. After her are Kirsten Barnes, Ariane Friedrich, Tadanori Koshino, Shawn Crawford, Svetlana Petcherskaia, and Valentyna Semerenko.

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Among people born in 1978, Assefa Mezgebu ranks 735. Before her are Charles Kamathi, Iryna Venediktova, Jeremy Camp, Mia Tyler, Yumilka Ruiz, and Sławomir Szmal. After her are Shawn Crawford, Soumaïla Coulibaly, Josh McDermitt, Claudia Nystad, Washington Luiz Mascarenhas Silva, and Niko Kapanen.

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