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Dejen Gebremeskel

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Dejen Gebremeskel (Amharic: ደጀን ገብረመስቀል; born 24 November 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5,000 metres ranks him as the fifteenth fastest of all time for the distance. He was the 5,000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He won his first track medals as a junior, coming in second at the African Junior Athletics Championships, then taking the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dejen Gebremeskel is the 7,743rd most popular athlete (down from 6,233rd in 2024), the 117th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 102nd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dejen Gebremeskel ranks 7,743 out of 6,025. Before him are Chiara Rosa, Lisa Roman, Simon Gougnard, Hassan Taftian, Olivier Siegelaar, and David Verburg. After him are Uzur Dzhuzupbekov, David Barnes, Ilya Shkurenyov, Are Strandli, Egor Yakovlev, and Sarah Attar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Dejen Gebremeskel ranks 1,676. Before him are Kyohei Sugiura, Hicham Bouchicha, Ben King, Lisa Roman, Lina Khan, and Maciej Makuszewski. After him are Diego Matías Rodríguez, Nyle DiMarco, Joey Rosskopf, José Salvatierra, Shohei Okada, and Alexander Grünwald.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Dejen Gebremeskel ranks 117 out of 105. Before him are Hagos Gebrhiwet (1994), Ibrahim Jeilan (1989), Yomif Kejelcha (1997), Yetnebersh Nigussie (1982), Tadese Tola (1987), and Lelisa Desisa (1990). After him are Yemaneberhan Crippa (1996), Werknesh Kidane (1981), Deresse Mekonnen (1987), Sentayehu Ejigu (1985), Senbere Teferi (null), and Berihu Aregawi (2001).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Dejen Gebremeskel ranks 52. Before him are Yemane Tsegay (1985), Hagos Gebrhiwet (1994), Ibrahim Jeilan (1989), Yomif Kejelcha (1997), Tadese Tola (1987), and Lelisa Desisa (1990). After him are Yemaneberhan Crippa (1996), Werknesh Kidane (1981), Deresse Mekonnen (1987), Sentayehu Ejigu (1985), Senbere Teferi (null), and Berihu Aregawi (2001).

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