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Million Wolde

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Million Wolde (Amharic: ሚሊዮን ወልዴ; born March 17, 1979) is an Ethiopian athlete and winner of the 5,000 metres race at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the age of seventeen, Million Wolde competed in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Sydney, finishing sixth in the 3,000 m steeplechase. At the next World Junior Championships, at Annecy, France in 1998, he won the 5,000 m. He also finished eighth in the Junior World Cross-Country Championships at Cape Town in 1996, gained second place at Turin in 1997 and at Marrakech, in 1998, he won his final junior championships over 8 km. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Million Wolde is the 5,662nd most popular athlete (down from 4,281st in 2019), the 96th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 79th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Million Wolde ranks 5,662 out of 6,025. Before him are Yang Eui-ji, Gábor Kis, Isaquias Queiroz, Daniyar İsmayilov, Tatiana Akimova, and Álvaro Martín. After him are Tetsuto Yamada, Fang Yuting, Elina Tzengko, Bianca Ghelber, Firas Katoussi, and Feyisa Lilesa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Million Wolde ranks 1,271. Before him are David Crawshay, Paul Nicholls, Jake Shields, Jun Ideguchi, Clare Grant, and Chris Kunitz. After him are Marlon Harewood, Catherynne M. Valente, Shigeru Sakurai, Ross Powers, Jonathan Greening, and Raima Sen.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Million Wolde ranks 96 out of 105. Before him are Aselefech Mergia (1985), Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (1994), Meselech Melkamu (1985), Wude Ayalew (1987), Yityish Titi Aynaw (1991), and Hachalu Hundessa (1986). After him are Feyisa Lilesa (1990), Saba (1997), Getaneh Kebede (1992), Lamecha Girma (2000), Layes Abdullayeva (1991), and Tsgabu Grmay (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Million Wolde ranks 41. Before him are Gete Wami (1974), Hayle Ibrahimov (1990), Sileshi Sihine (1983), Aselefech Mergia (1985), Meselech Melkamu (1985), and Wude Ayalew (1987). After him are Feyisa Lilesa (1990), Lamecha Girma (2000), Layes Abdullayeva (1991), Hagos Gebrhiwet (1994), Ibrahim Jeilan (1989), and Yomif Kejelcha (1997).

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