Gete Wami of Ethiopia wins the 1999 World 10,000m Champion in Seville.
Her time of 30:24.56 was a new African record and Championships Record.
She also won the 10,000 m gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games that year.
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Women's 10,000m.
Final. Olympic Games 1996.
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| 1. Fernanda RIBEIRO |
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POR |
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31.01.63 OR |
| 2. Wang JUNXIA |
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CHN |
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31.02.59 |
| 3. Gete WAMI |
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ETH |
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31.06.65 |
| 4. Derartu TULU |
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ETH |
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31.10.46 |
| 5. Masako CHIBA |
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JPN |
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31.20.62 |
| 6. Tegla LEROUPE |
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KEN |
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31.23.22 |
| 7. Yuko KAWAKAMI |
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JPN |
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31.23.23 |
| 8. Iulia NEGURA |
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ROM |
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31.26.46 |
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Women's 10,000m. Final.
World Athletics Championships 1999.
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| 1. Gete WAMI |
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ETH |
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30: 24.56 |
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CR |
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| 2. Paula Radcliffe |
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GBR |
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30: 27.13 |
| 3. Tegla Loroupe |
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KEN |
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30: 32.03 |
| 4. Harumi Hiroyama |
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JPN |
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31: 26.84 |
| 5. Chiemi Takahashi |
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JPN |
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31: 27.62 |
| 6. Merima Hashim |
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ETH |
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31: 32.06 |
| 7. Berhane Adere |
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ETH |
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31: 32.51 |
| 8. Teresa Recio |
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ESP |
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31: 43.80 |
| 9. Marleen Renders |
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BEL |
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31: 51.21 |
Getenesh "Gete" Wami Degife is pictured on 30th September 2000 during the Olympic Games
women's 10,000 metres final when she won the silver medal for Ethiopia.
Photo George Herringshaw. ©
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Women's 10,000m. Final.
Olympic Games 2000
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| 1. Derartu Tulu |
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ETH |
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30: 17.49 |
| 2. Gete WAMI |
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ETH |
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30: 22.48 |
| 3. Fernanda Ribeiro |
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POR |
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30: 22.88 |
| 4. Paula Radcliffe |
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GBR |
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30: 26.97 |
| 5. Tegla Loroupe |
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KEN |
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30: 37.26 |
| 6. Sonia O'Sullivan |
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EIR |
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30: 53.37 |
| 7. Ji Li |
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CHN |
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31: 06.94 |
| 8. Elana Meyer |
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RSA |
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31: 14.70 |
Non track career.
She is a two-time winner of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships,
having taken the long race title in 1996 and then the short race title in 2001.
Gete won the 2006 and 2007 Berlin Marathons and finished second in
New York in 2007 - behind Paula Radcliffe.
Her second-place finish gave her the World Marathon Majors Series Title,
earning herself the $500,000 jackpot.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES.
1500 Metres 4:01.47 Stuttgart 19 JUL 1998
3000 Metres 8:27.62 Zürich 17 AUG 2001
5000 Metres 14:30.88 Heusden-Zolder 05 AUG 2000
10,000 Metres 30:22.48 Sydney 30 SEP 2000
10 Kilometres 31:13 Manchester 21 MAY 2006
15 Kilometres 47:31 Nijmegen 19 NOV 2006
20 Kilometres 1:06:41 Berlin 30 SEP 2007
20 Kilometres 1:06:41 Berlin 24 SEP 2006
Half Marathon 1:10:22 Berlin 24 SEP 2006
25 Kilometres 1:23:14 Berlin 24 SEP 2006
30 Kilometres 1:40:01 Berlin 24 SEP 2006
Marathon 2:21:34 Berlin 24 SEP 2006