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Selemon Barega

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Selemon Barega Shirtaga (born 20 January 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, silver for the 5,000 metres at the 2019 World Championships in Doha and bronze in the 10,000 metres at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Selemon is a two-time 3,000 metres World Indoor Championship medallist, taking silver in 2018, and gold in 2022. He won gold medals at the 2016 World Under-20 Championships (5,000m), and 2017 World U18 Championships (3,000m). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Selemon Barega is the 4,290th most popular athlete (up from 4,314th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 80th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Selemon Barega ranks 4,290 out of 6,025. Before him are Anouk Vetter, Anita Márton, Takaharu Furukawa, Anju Bobby George, Sharon Rendle, and Martin Sauer. After him are Andrew Simpson, Hannah Davis, Tomokazu Harimoto, David King, Saúl Craviotto, and José Luis Sánchez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2000, Selemon Barega ranks 217. Before him are Maxim De Cuyper, Thiago Seyboth Wild, Laia Aleixandri, Roxen, Angel Gomes, and Abner Vinícius. After him are Benee, Tali Golergant, Jack Clarke, Terumi Nagae, Eliot Vassamillet, and Mohamed Amoura.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Selemon Barega ranks 79 out of 105. Before him are Tesfaye Tola (1974), Tiki Gelana (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Mare Dibaba (1989), Tariku Bekele (1987), and Tsegaye Kebede (1987). After him are Abeba Aregawi (1990), Kalkidan Gezahegne (1991), Kutre Dulecha (1978), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), Mahder Assefa (1987), and Saladin Said (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Selemon Barega ranks 29. Before him are Tesfaye Tola (1974), Tiki Gelana (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Mare Dibaba (1989), Tariku Bekele (1987), and Tsegaye Kebede (1987). After him are Abeba Aregawi (1990), Kalkidan Gezahegne (1991), Kutre Dulecha (1978), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), Gudaf Tsegay (1997), and Gete Wami (1974).

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