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Yomif KEJELCHA

Yomif KEJELCHA - Ethiopia - 5th in the 5000m at 2023 World Championships

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 27 August 2023

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    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Friday, 01 August 1997
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Ethiopia
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ethiopia
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Yomif KEJELCHA - Ethiopia - 5th in the 5000m at 2023 World Championships

Yomif Kejelcha, along with his fellow Ethiopians, set the pace with two laps to

go in the men's 5,000 metres final in Budapest. He overtook Gebrhiwet and Aregawi

but none of them won a medal.

 

2023 World Athletics Championships, Budapest, Hungary.

Final men's 5,000 metres.


1st:  Jakob Ingebrigtsen     Norway     13:11.30 (SB)

2nd:  Mohamed Katir          Spain        13:11.44

3rd:  Jacob Krop                 Kenya       13:12.28

4th:  Luis Grijalva               Guatemala 13:12.50

5th:  Yomif Kejelcha           Ethiopia     13:12.51

6th:  Hagos Gebrhiwet       Ethiopia     13:12.65

7th:  Mohammed Ahmed   Canada      13:12.92

8th:  Berihu Aregawi          Ethiopia     13:12.99