Mohammed Aman Geleto
Ethiopia
Middle distance runner
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Career Aman was the inaugural winner of the 1000 metres race at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. He won a silver medal in the800 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Leonard Kirwa Kosencha who set a world youth best. He ran an Ethiopian record to win his semi-final heat at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but finished last in the event final. In September he improved his Ethiopian record to 1:43.37 minutes (also a world youth best) behind David Rudisha at the Rieti Meeting, then ended Rudisha's 34-meet winning streak at the Notturna di Milano, beating him by seven hundredths of a second in a time of 1:43.50 minutes. He won 800 m final in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul as the youngest gold medalist athlete.
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Personal bests
PERSONAL BEST - OUTDOOR
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PERFORMANCE |
WIND |
PLACE |
DATE |
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800 Metres |
1:42.37 |
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Bruxelles |
06 SEP 2013 |
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1000 Metres |
2:15.75 |
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Bruxelles |
05 SEP 2014 |
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1500 Metres |
3:43.52 |
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Brazzaville |
12 JUN 2011 |
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One Mile |
3:57.14 |
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Eugene, OR |
04 JUN 2011 |
PERSONAL BEST - INDOOR
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PERFORMANCE |
WIND |
PLACE |
DATE |
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600 Metres |
1:15.60 |
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Moskva |
03 FEB 2013 |
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800 Metres |
1:44.52 |
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Birmingham (NIA), GBR |
15 FEB 2014 |
International championships
2012, Winner of the Diamond League in the 800 meters specialty 2013, Winner of the Diamond League in the 800 meters specialty 2015, Winner of the Diamond League in the 800 meters specialty
External links
Mohammed Aman profile at IAAF
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Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Results |
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2010 |
Youth Olympic Games |
Singapore |
1st |
1000 m |
2:19.54 |
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2011 |
African Junior Championships |
Gaborone, Botswana |
1st |
800 m |
1:46.62 |
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World Youth Championships |
Lille, France |
2nd |
800 m |
1:44.68 |
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World Championships |
Daegu, South Korea |
8th |
800 m |
1:45.93 |
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2012 |
World Indoor Championships |
Istanbul, Turkey |
1st |
800 m |
1:48.36 |
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Olympic Games |
London, United Kingdom |
6th |
800 m |
1:43.20 |
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2013 |
World Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
1st |
800 m |
1:43.31 |
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2014 |
World Indoor Championships |
Sopot, Poland |
1st |
800 m |
1:46.40 |
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African Championships |
Marrakech, Morocco |
2nd |
800 m |
1:48.74 |
