Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg (Amharic: መኮንን ገብረመድኅን; born 11 October 1988, in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is known for consistently placing close to the top three in each Diamond League competition he makes an appearance in.^{[citation needed]}

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Mekonnen Gebremedhin

Mekonnen Gebremedhin in 2011
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Born	11 October 1988 (1988-10-11) (age 35) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Medal record Men’s athletics Representing  Ethiopia World Indoor Championships 2012 Istanbul 1500 metres African Championships in Athletics 2010 Nairobi 1500 metres All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville 1500 m Continental Cup 2010 Split 1500 metres

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Gebremedhin finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and third at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His personal best time is 3:31.57, achieved in 2010 in Berlin. He is the bronze medallist from the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 1:46.63 (Madrid 2012)
• 1500 metres – 3:31.45 (Hengelo 2012)
• One mile – 3:49.70 (Eugene 2011)
• 3000 metres – 7:41.42 (Milan 2011)
• 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:59.06 (Kawasaki 2012)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 3:34.89 (Birmingham 2012)
• 3000 metres – 7:41.59 (Ghent 2013)

• International Association of Athletics Federation (iaaf)
• Samsung Diamond League
• All Athletics

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