Muktar Edris
 Edris in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | January 14, 1994 |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 3000-10,000 m |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m – 7:47.99 (2014) 5000 m – 12:54.83 (2014) 10,000 m – 27:17.18 (2015)[2] |
Muktar Edris (born 14 January 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country races.
Career
Muktar made his first international appearances in 2011, taking seventh place in the junior race at the 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships (sharing the team silver medal) and finishing fourth in the 10,000 metres at the 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships with a time of 28:44.95 minutes.[3][4]
He began to raise his profile in 2012 with two prominent wins on the junior stage. First he defeated Kenyan opposition to win at the 2012 African Cross Country Championships,[5] and then he went on to take the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6] He performed well in the 5000 m that year, taking the Ethiopian national title (in the absence of many established runners). He won over the distance at the Meeting Lille Métropole and competed on the Diamond League for the first time, setting a best of 13:04.34 minutes at the Meeting Areva in Paris.[7] He had podium finishes on the Italian road circuit towards the end of the year, coming third at the Giro di Castelbuono and close to victory at the BOClassic, where he recorded the same time as winner Imane Merga.[8][9]
He performed well in cross country at the start of 2013, winning the Campaccio, Cross della Vallagarina and Cinque Mulini races.[10][11] He followed this up with a bronze in the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the junior race behind compatriot Hagos Gebrhiwet. In his first road outing of the year he won the Giro Media Blenio race.[12]
In Stockholm, August 21, 2014 he recorded the fastest time in the world so far that year with 12:54.83.[2]
On August 12, 2017, he won the 5000 metres at the World Championships in Athletics 2017 London beating Mo Farah in his last track race at the world championships. The Gold medal is the second for Ethiopia in London 2017 enhancing its world ranking to number 4 on the day.[13]
Personal bests
- 3000 metres: 7:32.31 minutes (2017)
- 5000 metres: 12:54.83 minutes (2014)
- 10,000 metres: 27:17.18 minutes (2015)
- 10 km road: 28:11 minutes (2013)
References
- ^ Muktar Edris
- ^ a b Muktar Edris IAAF. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "2011 World Cross Country Junior Men's Race Results". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ 2011 African Junior Championships. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 26 January 2013. [dead link]
- ^ Williamson, Norrie (19 March 2012). "Langat and Chepkirui take African XC titles in Cape Town". IAAF. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Valiente, Emeterio (14 July 2012). "Barcelona 2012 – Event Report – Men's 5000m Final". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Negash, Elshadai (14 June 2012). "Driba and Endris impress at Ethiopian Champs". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (27 September 2012). "T. Bekele impresses with 10km victory in Castelbuono – REPORT". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2 January 2013). "Favourites Merga and Kibet win in Bolzano". IAAF. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (6 June 2013). "Edris and Degefa take Ethiopian double at Campaccio". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (3 February 2013). "Ethiopia's Edris and Godfay take the Cinque Mulini honours". IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Sampaolo, Diego (1 April 2013). "Edris adds his name to illustrious list of winners in Dongio". IAAF. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ [http://www.reuters.com/article/us-athletics-world-m-idUSKBN1AS0W0?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews |title=Edris ends Farah's invincibility in final race. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
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World U20 Champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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