Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code	ETH
National federation	Ethiopian Athletic Federation
Website	www.athleticsethiopia.org.et
in Daegu
Competitors	34
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 4 5

Ethiopia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

Team selection

A provisional list of 36 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The participation of Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba is said to be uncertain.^[1]

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 42 athletes.^[2]

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List,^[2] but not on the Official Start List of the specific event,^[3] resulting in total number of 34 competitors:

KEY:	Did not participate	Competed in another event

	Event	Athlete
Men	1500 metres	Soresa Fida
	5000 metres	Tariku Bekele
	10,000 metres	Abera Kuma
	Marathon	Tadese Tola
Women	1500 metres	Tizita Bogale
	5000 metres	Emebet Anteneh
	10,000 metres	Belaynesh Oljira
	Marathon	Koren Jelela
	3000 metres steeplechase	Hiwot Ayalew

Medalists

The following competitors from Ethhiopia won medals at the Championships

Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in the Men's 10,000 metres event at this year's championships Medal Athlete Event  Gold Ibrahim Jeilan 10,000 metres  Bronze Dejen Gebremeskel 5000 metres  Bronze Imane Merga 10,000 metres  Bronze Feyisa Lilesa Marathon  Bronze Meseret Defar 5000 metres Results Men Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in a dramatic sprint finish in the men's 10,000m final.[4] Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Mohammed Aman 800 metres 1:45.17 2 Q 1:44.57 NR 2 Q 1:45.93 8 Mekonnen Gebremedhin 1500 metres 3:41.28 20 Q 3:46.71 14 Q 3:36.81 7 Deresse Mekonnen 1500 metres 3:40.08 10 Q 3:44.65 11 Did not advance Zebene Alemayehu 1500 metres 3:41.08 18 q 3:51.19 25 Did not advance Dejen Gebremeskel 5000 metres 13:34.48 3 Q 13:23.92 [5] Abera Kuma 5000 metres 13:38.41 10 Q 13:25.50 5 Imane Merga 5000 metres 13:37.96 8 Q 13:23.78 DSQ[5] Kenenisa Bekele 5000 metres DNS Did not advance Ibrahim Jeilan 10,000 metres 27:13.81 Imane Merga 10,000 metres 27:19.14 Sileshi Sihine 10,000 metres 27:34.11 8 Kenenisa Bekele 10,000 metres DNF Feyisa Lilesa Marathon 2:10:32 SB Eshetu Wendimu Marathon 2:13:37 12 Chala Dechase Marathon DNF Gebregziabher Gebremariam Marathon DNF Bazu Worku Marathon DNF Roba Gari 3000 metres steeplechase 8:20.28 8 Q 8:18.37 5 Nahom Mesfin 3000 metres steeplechase 8:12.04 4 Q 8:25.39 11 Women Athlete Event Preliminaries Heats Semifinals Final Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Time Width Height Rank Fantu Magiso 400 metres 52.23 15 Q 53.41 23 Did not advance Fantu Magiso 800 metres 2:02.58 20 q 1:59.17 NR 10 Did not advance Kalkidan Gezahegne 1500 metres 4:14.45 29 q[6] 4:08.96 12 Q 4:06.42 5 Gelete Burka 1500 metres 4:07.91 6 Q DNF Did not advance Meskerem Assefa 1500 metres 4:12.43 21 Did not advance Meseret Defar 5000 metres 15:19.46 1 Q 14:56.94 Sentayehu Ejigu 5000 metres 15:20.13 4 Q 14:59.99 4 Genzebe Dibaba 5000 metres 15:33.06 8 Q 15:09.35 8 Meselech Melkamu 10,000 metres 30:56.55 SB 5 Tigist Kiros 10,000 metres 32:11.37 11 Meseret Defar 10,000 metres DNF Bezunesh Bekele Marathon 2:29:21 4 Aberu Kebede Marathon 2:31:22 12 Atsede Baysa Marathon 2:31:37 14 Aselefech Mergia Marathon DNF Dire Tune Marathon DQ Sofia Assefa 3000 metres steeplechase 9:32.48 6 Q 9:28.24 6 Birtukan Fente 3000 metres steeplechase 9:28.82 5 q 9:36.81 10 Birtukan Adamu 3000 metres steeplechase 9:37.31 12 Q 10:05.10 15 References Yohannes, Sabrina (July 27, 2011), Ethiopia drafts its provisional Daegu team, Universal Sports, retrieved August 16, 2011 IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011 IAAF, Athletes participating per day, retrieved September 7, 2011 Johnson, Len (August 28, 2011), Men's 10,000m - Final - In dramatic finish, Jeilan keeps title in Ethiopian hands, IAAF, retrieved September 7, 2011 IAAF (September 4, 2011), Men's 5000m - Final - Farah first European winner since 1983, retrieved September 5, 2011 IAAF (August 28, 2011), Women's 1500m - Heats - Jamal leads qualifiers - Updated, retrieved September 1, 2011 External links Official local organising committee website Official IAAF competition website