Mezgebu Sime
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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Mezgebu Sime (born 7 October 2005) is an Ethiopian long distance runner.[1]
Career
Mezgebu has won the Ethiopian under-20 title over 5000 metres.[2][3] He finished sixth at the Great Ethiopian Run in a time of 29:00 in November 2023.[4]
In March 2024, he won silver medals in both the U20 individual race, and in the team U20 race, at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.[5][6]
He finished in third place over 5000 metres at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event, in a personal best time of 12:51.86, finishing narrowly behind the event winner Berihu Aregawi and second placed compatriot Kuma Girma.[7][8] He also ran in the Diamond League in June 2025 at the 2025 Meeting de Paris.[9]
References
- ^ "M.Sime". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Men's Preview for the World Athletics Country Championships Belgrade 2024". Watch Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "WXC Belgrade 24 U20 men's preview: Kenya and Ethiopia set to battle once more". World Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Smythe, Steve (21 November 2023). "Kiplimo equals world 15km best with 26:41 final 10km". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Kibathi outsprints Sime to secure U20 title in Belgrade". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Jason (30 March 2024). "FitzGerald and Bailey finish top Europeans in Belgrade". Athletics Weekly.
- ^ "Yangtze River Delta Athletics Diamond Gala". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Tinch and Duplantis fly in Shanghai/Keqiao". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Results - Paris Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.