Lamecha Girma

Lamecha Girma (born 26 November 2000)[2] is an Ethiopian athlete who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He is the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medallist at the event, and won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha. Lamecha took a silver in the 3000 metres at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in Belgrade.

Lamecha Girma
Personal information
Born (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000
Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia[1]
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 metres steeplechase
Coached byTeshome Kebede (2018–)
Kefyalew Alemu (–2018)[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m SC: 8:01.36 NU20R NR (Doha 2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo3000 m steeplechase
World Championships
2019 Doha3000 m steeplechase
World Indoor Championships
2022 Belgrade3000 m
African U20 Championships
2019 Abidjan3000 m steeplechase

He is the current Ethiopian record holder in the 3000m steeplechase.

Career

At age 18, Lamecha Girma earned the junior bronze medal in his specialist event at the 2019 African U18–U20 Championships. The same year, he set an Ethiopian national record in the 3000m steeplechase during the World Athletics Championships in Doha with a time of 8m 1.36s. He finished behind only Olympic and world champion Conseslus Kipruto who ran 8:01.35; Soufiane El Bakkali came third in 8:03.76.[3]

At the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Lamecha won the silver medal with a 8:10.38 clocking. This time El Bakkali finished first in 8:08.90 while the third-placed Benjamin Kigen achieved 8:11.45.

Girma became 2022 World Indoor Championship silver medallist at the 3000 metres in Belgrade. He ran 7:41.63 while his compatriot Selemon Barega clocked 7:41.38 for gold, and Marc Scott was third in 7:42.02.[4]

International competitions
Representing  Ethiopia
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2019 2019 African U18 / U20 Championships Abidjan, Ivory Coast 3rd 3000 m steeplechase 8:48.56
World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd 3000 m steeplechase 8:01.36 NR
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 2nd 3000 m steeplechase 8:10.38
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 3000 m i 7:41.63

Circuit wins
3000 metres steeplechase wins, other events specified in parenthesis

Personal bests

References
  1. Mulkeen, Jon (2020-02-10). "Girma's one-year journey from unknown runner to global medallist". World Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  2. "Lamecha Girma Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  3. "3000 Metres Steeplechase men. IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. "2022 Worlds Day 3 AM: Barega Wins 3000 Gold as Rojas Jumps 15.74 TJ WR". LetsRun.com. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
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