Walk for cancer

Abadi HADIS

Abadi HADIS - Ethiopia - 7th at 2017 World Championships.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 04 August 2017

Click on image to enlarge

    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Thursday, 06 November 1997
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Mekelle, Ethiopia. Died 4th February 2020 aged 22.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • Ethiopia
https://shop.prostatecanceruk.org/tshirt/Football-T-shirt Prostate cancer charity 150 x 150 Image https://shop.prostatecanceruk.org/ https://shop.prostatecanceruk.org/our-publications

Abadi HADIS - Ethiopia - 7th at 2017 World Championships.

Hadis Abadi leading the men's 10,000m.


2017 World Athletics Championship.

London Olympic Stadium, England.

First medals of the Championships.


Final Men's 10,000 metres.


 1.  Farah  Mo  GBR  26:49.51  WL
 2.  Cheptegei  Joshua Kiprui
 UGA  26:49.94  PB
 3.  Tanui  Paul Kipngetich
 KEN  26:50.60  SB
 4.  Muchiri  Bedan Karoki
 KEN  26:52.12  PB
 5.  Yimer  Jemel  ETH  26:56.11  PB
 6.  Kamworor  Geoffrey Kipsang
 KEN  26:57.77  SB
 7.  Hadis  Abadi  ETH  26:59.19  SB
 8.  Ahmed  Mohammed  CAN  27:02.35  NR

Hadis Abadi died on 4th February 2020 at the age of 22 while being

treated in a hospital for an unspecified illness.


He was one of just five men in history to have bettered 13 minutes for 5000m,

27 minutes for 10,000m and 59 minutes for the half marathon.

 

Personal best times.

3000 Metres      7:39.10   Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 13 JUN 2018

5000 Metres    12:56.27   Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018

10,000 Metres  26:56.46  Hengelo (NED) 17 JUL 2019

10 Kilometres   26:54      Madrid (ESP) 31 DEC 2018

Half Marathon  58:44       Valencia (ESP) 28 OCT 2018