Mohammed Aman Geleto (Amharic: መሀመድ አማን; born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. Born in Asella, he is the winner of the 800-meter final at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Aman also won consecutive 800 m titles at the 2009 and 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships.
 Aman at the 2012 World Indoor Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 10 January 1994 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 800 metres, 1000 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 800 metres 1:42.37 (Brussels 2013)[1] 1500 metres: 3:43.52[1] Mile: 3:57.14[1] |
Medal record | |
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Running career edit
Aman was the inaugural winner of the 1000 metres race at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. He won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, coming in secong behind Leonard Kirwa Kosencha who set a world youth record.[2][3] 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 (establishing the world youth best that remains today) 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.[4]
He won 800 m final in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul as the youngest gold medalist athlete.
He finished 6th in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[5]
Competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia
| |||||
| 2009 | African Junior Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.82 |
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 1st | 1000 m | 2:19.54 |
| 2011 | African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.62 |
| World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 2nd | 800 m | 1:44.68 | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 800 m | 1:45.93 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.36 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 800 m | 1:43.20 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 800 m | 1:43.31 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.40 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | 800 m | 1:48.74 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | — | 800 m | DQ |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.97 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.14 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 800 m | 1:46:06 |
Personal best edit
| Performance | Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 m | 1:42.37 | 7 September 2013 | Brussels |
| 1000 m | 2:19.54 | 22 August 2010 | Singapore |
| 1500 m | 3:43.52 | 12 June 2011 | Brazzaville |
| One Mile | 3:57.14 | 4 June 2011 | Eugene, OR |
References edit
- ^ a b c All-Athletics. "Profile of Mohammed Aman".
- ^ "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth record in 800m". Universal Sports. 9 July 2011.
- ^ "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best". IAAF. 9 July 2011.
- ^ "David Rudisha suffers rare loss in 800m at Milan Notturna meet". ESPN. 18 September 2011.
- ^ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
External links edit
- Mohammed Aman at World Athletics
- Mohammed Aman at Diamond League
- Mohammed Aman at Olympics.com
- Mohammed Aman at Olympic.org (archived)
- Mohammed Aman at Olympedia
- Mohammed Aman at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
