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Date of birth:
14 World Titles
1981: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1982: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1983: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1984: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1985: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2004: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2005: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2013: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2015: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2017: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2019: 4xMIXXC 2023: 4xMIXXC
14 World Titles
1986: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1988: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1990: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1991: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1993: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1998: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1999: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2000: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2002: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2003: 3xCCTEAM, 3xCCTEAMLONG 2006: 3xCCTEAM 2008: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2009: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2011: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2017: 4xMIXXC 2024: 4xMIXXC
14 World Titles
1987: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1989: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1994: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1996: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1997: 3xCCTEAMLONG 1998: 3xCCTEAM 1999: 3xCCTEAM 2001: 3xCCTEAM 2006: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2010: 3xCCTEAMLONG 2019: 3xCCTEAMLONG
Cross Country Long Team Competition 5th at World Championships 1995
Cross Country Long Team Competition World Championships finalist 2001
Cross Country Long Team Competition World Championships finalist 1992
4 x 400m African Junior Champion 2017
3 National Titles
4 x 1500m World Alltime no. 4 14:41.22 Nassau 25 May 2014
4 x 400m World Alltime no. 75 3:05.6hA Addis Ababa 15 May 2014
4 x 100m World Alltime no. 143 40.76A Addis Ababa 2 May 2008

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1956  44.47w    5h3Melbourne30 Nov
2007  41.11w    NR5h1Alger19 Jul
2008  40.76Aw   NR 4Addis Ababa2 May
2010  41.17Aw    5h1Nairobi29 Jul
2015  41.64Aw    3h2-19Addis Ababa7 Mar
2019  42.09w    7h2Rabat27 Aug
2024  41.77w    4h2Accra19 Mar
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
1972  3:08.59w    4h2München9 Sep
1980  3:18.2aaw    7h2Moskva31 Jul
1988  3:12.63w    8H2-19Sudbury31 Jul
2000  3:14.45w    7Alger14 Jul
2008  3:07.71Aw    8Addis Ababa4 May
2010  3:08.96Aw    6Nairobi1 Aug
2011  3:08.28w    3Calabar25 Jun
2013  3:12.3hw    1Assela30 Jun
2014  3:05.6hAw   NR 1Addis Ababa15 May
2015  3:08.1hAw    1Addis Ababa14 Jun
2016  3:10.0hAw    1Addis Ababa24 Jun
2017  3:10.1hAw    1Addis Ababa21 May
2018  3:11.95w    6h1Asaba4 Aug
2019  3:11.58w    7Rabat30 Aug
2021  3:11.6hAw    1Addis Ababa11 Apr
2024  3:14.28w    4h1Accra21 Mar
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2022  3:31.50w    6St Pierre9 Jun
2024  3:25.55w    7Accra19 Mar
 
4 x 1500m
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2014  14:41.22w   NR 3Nassau25 May
 
Mixed Cross Country Relay
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2017  22:30Aw    2Kampala26 Mar
2019  25:49w    1Aarhus30 Mar
2023  23.21w    1Bathurst18 Feb
2024  22w    2Beograd30 Mar

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
4 x 100m
OG 1956: 5h344.47
OG 1972: h4DNF
AAG 2007: 5h141.11
AfrC 2008: 440.76A
AfrC 2010: 5h141.17A
AfrC 2015: 5-1941.71A 3h2-1941.64A
AAG 2019: 7h242.09
AAG 2024: 4h241.77
4 x 400m
OG 1972: 4h23:08.59
OG 1980: 7h23:18.2aa
WJ 1988: 8H2-193:12.63
AfrC 2000: 73:14.45
AfrC 2008: 83:07.71A 4h23:08.18A
AfrC 2010: 63:08.96A 4h13:10.11A
AfrC 2011: 4-193:15.23A
AfrC 2012: DQ
AfrC 2013: 3-193:15.10
AfrC 2014: 53:11.27
AAG 2015: 73:09.75 4h23:10.25
AfrC 2015: 2-193:11.19A
AfrC 2017: 1-193:11.89A
AfrC 2018: 6h13:11.95
WJ 2018: 5h1-193:12.63
AAG 2019: 73:11.58
AAG 2024: 83:29.77 4h13:14.28
4 x 400m Mixed relay
WJ 2021: h1-19DQ
AfrC 2022: 63:31.50
AAG 2024: 73:25.55 3h13:26.51
Mixed Cross Country Relay
WC 2017: 222:30A
WC 2019: 125:49
WC 2023: 123.21
WC 2024: 222
Cross Country Team Competition
WC 1982: 1-1912.00
WC 1983: 1-1913.00
WC 1984: 1-1921.00
WC 1985: 1-1916.00
WC 1986: 1-1913.00
WC 1987: 1-1919.00
WC 1988: 2-1933.00
WC 1989: 2-1922.00
WC 1990: 2-1927.00
WC 1991: 2-1926.00
WC 1992: 2-1928.00
WC 1993: 2-1927.00
WC 1994: 2-1927.00
WC 1995: 2-1925.00
WC 1996: 2-1926.00
WC 1997: 2-1931.00
WC 1998: 360.00 1-1916.00
WC 1999: 355.00 2-1924.00
WC 2000: 246.00 2-1947.00
WC 2001: 351.00 2-1925.00
WC 2002: 232.00 2-1924.00
WC 2003: 231.00 2-1928.00
WC 2004: 2-1925.00 117.00
WC 2005: 2-1937.00 123.00
WC 2006: 248.00 2-1924.00
WC 2007: 3-1954.00
WC 2008: 2-1928.00
WC 2009: 2-1922.00
WC 2010: 2-1932.00
WC 2011: 2-1924.00
WC 2013: 1-1923.00
WC 2015: 2-1933.00
WC 2017: 1-1917.00A
WC 2019: 1-1918.00
Cross Country Long Team Competition
WC 1981: 181.00
WC 1982: 198.00
WC 1983: 1104.00
WC 1984: 1134.00
WC 1985: 1129.00
WC 1986: 2119.00
WC 1987: 3161.00
WC 1988: 2103.00
WC 1989: 3162.00
WC 1990: 296.00
WC 1991: 2104.00
WC 1992: 10425.00
WC 1993: 282.00
WC 1994: 3133.00
WC 1995: 5169.00
WC 1996: 3107.00
WC 1997: 3125.00
WC 1998: 257.00
WC 1999: 257.00
WC 2000: 268.00
WC 2001: 9170.00
WC 2002: 243.00
WC 2003: 223.00
WC 2004: 114.00
WC 2005: 124.00
WC 2006: 342.00
WC 2008: 2104.00
WC 2009: 228.00
WC 2010: 366.00
WC 2011: 238.00
WC 2013: 138.00
WC 2015: 120.00
WC 2017: 121.00A
WC 2019: 346.00

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note: click on event name to get head to head stats against another athlete,
click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
4 x 100m
Outdoor40.76A    NRAddis Ababa2 May 2008
 
4 x 400m
Outdoor3:05.6hA    NRAddis Ababa15 May 2014
 
4 x 400m Mixed relay
Outdoor3:25.55    Accra19 Mar 2024
 
4 x 1500m
Outdoor14:41.22    NRNassau25 May 2014
 
Mixed Cross Country Relay
Outdoor22    Beograd30 Mar 2024

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Cross Country Team Competition, 10 best results (legal):
60.00   3Marrakech21 Mar 1998
55.00   3Belfast27 Mar 1999
54.00   3-19Mombasa24 Mar 2007
51.00   3Ostend24 Mar 2001
48.00   2Fukuoka1 Apr 2006
47.00   2-19Vilamoura19 Mar 2000
46.00   2Vilamoura18 Mar 2000
37.00   2-19Saint-Galmier20 Mar 2005
33.00   2-19Auckland26 Mar 1988
33.00   2-19Qingzhen28 Mar 2015
 
Average: 46.4
 
Cross Country Long Team Competition, 10 best results (legal):
425.00   10Boston MA21 Mar 1992
170.00   9Ostend25 Mar 2001
169.00   5Durham25 Mar 1995
162.00   3Stavanger19 Mar 1989
161.00   3Warszawa22 Mar 1987
134.00   1East Rutherford NJ25 Mar 1984
133.00   3Budapest26 Mar 1994
129.00   1Lisboa24 Mar 1985
125.00   3Torino23 Mar 1997
119.00   2Neuchâtel23 Mar 1986
 
Average: 172.7
 
4 x 400m, 10 best results (legal):
3:05.6hA   1Addis Ababa15 May 2014
3:07.71A   8Addis Ababa4 May 2008
3:08.1hA   1Addis Ababa14 Jun 2015
3:08.18A   4h2Addis Ababa3 May 2008
3:08.28   3Calabar25 Jun 2011
3:08.59   4h2München9 Sep 1972
3:08.96A   6Nairobi1 Aug 2010
3:09.75   7Brazzaville17 Sep 2015
3:10.0hA   1Addis Ababa24 Jun 2016
3:10.1hA   1Addis Ababa21 May 2017
 
Average: 3:08.527
 

Total results in db: 128

By event:

4 x 100m:9
4 x 400m:30
4 x 400m Mixed relay:4
4 x 1500m:1
Distance Medley:3
Mixed Cross Country Relay:4
Cross Country Team Competition:43
Cross Country Long Team Competition:34

▲IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

4 x 100m
41.77iw
SB
4h2AAGAccraAAG, Accra19 Mar 
 Ojulu Kul, Ahmed Musa,
Mintesnot Wachso, Nathan Abebe
4 x 400m
3:14.28iw
SB
4h1AAGAccraAAG, Accra21 Mar 
 Derese Tesfaye, Biruk Tadesse,
Abate Addisu, Yohannes Tefera
3:29.77iw
8AAGAccraAAG, Accra22 Mar 
 Melkamu Assefa, Derese Tesfaye,
Yohannes Tefera, Mintesnot Wachso
4 x 400m Mixed relay
3:26.51iw
PB
3h1AAGAccraAAG, Accra18 Mar 
 Biruk Tadesse, Hana Tadesse,
Melkamu Assefa, Msgana Haylu
3:25.55iw
PB
7AAGAccraAAG, Accra19 Mar 
 Melkamu Assefa, Hana Tadesse,
Biruk Tadesse, Msgana Haylu
Mixed Cross Country Relay
22iw
PB
2WCBeogradWC, Beograd30 Mar 
 Taresa Tolosa, Dadi Bube,
Adihana Kasaye, Biri Abera

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
1972Outdoor4 x 400m153:08.59
1988Outdoor4 x 400m263:12.63
2008Outdoor4 x 400m743:07.71A
2014Outdoor4 x 400m673:05.6hA
2014Outdoor4 x 1500m314:41.22
2015Outdoor4 x 100m9241.64A
2015Outdoor4 x 400m503:08.1hA
2016Outdoor4 x 400m443:10.0hA
2017Outdoor4 x 400m573:10.1hA
2018Outdoor4 x 400m573:11.95
2019Outdoor4 x 100m9042.09
2019Outdoor4 x 400m603:11.58
2021Outdoor4 x 400m563:11.6hA
2022Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay523:31.50
2024Outdoor4 x 400m Mixed relay123:25.55

▲WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks Cross Country Team Competition (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 7 (finals) 21 Mar 1982 -> 22 Mar 1987 Show/hide
 
Significant winstreaks Cross Country Long Team Competition (at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 6 (finals) 28 Mar 1981 -> 24 Mar 1985 Show/hide