10,000 metres

Athletics
10,000 metres
10,000 metres at 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney
World records
Men Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) 26:11.00 (2020)
Women Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) 29:01.03 (2021)
Olympic records
Men Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 27:01.17 (2008)
Women Almaz Ayana (ETH) 29:17.45 (2016)
World Championship records
Men Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 26:46.31 (2009)
Women Berhane Adere (ETH) 30:04.18 (2003)

The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship-level events. The race consists of 25 laps around an Olympic-sized track. It is less commonly held at track and field meetings due to its duration. The 10,000-metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres.

The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event, approximately equivalent to 6 miles 376 yards or 32,808 feet 5 inches. Most athletes in this event also compete in road races and cross country events.

Taisto Mäki from Finland breaks the 30-minute barrier in Helsinki on 17 September 1939.

Added to the Olympic programme in 1912, athletes from Finland nicknamed the "Flying Finns" dominated the event until the late 1940s. In the 1960s, African runners began to come to the fore. In 1988, the women's competition debuted in the Olympic Games.

Official records are kept for outdoor 10,000-metre track events. The world record for men is held by Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda in 26:11.00, posted at Valencia, Spain on 7 October 2020. For women, the world record is held by Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia in 29:01.03, posted at Hengelo, Netherlands on 8 June 2021.

The 10,000 metres demands exceptional levels of aerobic endurance, and elite athletes typically train in excess of 160 km (100 miles) a week.

6 miles

10,000 metres is the slightly longer metric derivative of the 6-mile (9,656.1-metre) run, an event common in countries when they were using the imperial measurement system. 6 miles was used in the Commonwealth Games until 1966 and was a championship in the United States in non-Olympic years from 1953 to 1973. It is 24 laps around a 14-mile (402 m; 440 yd; 1,320 ft) track.

All-time top 25

Men

Kenenisa Bekele (right), the former 10,000 m world record holder.
Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 26:11.00 Joshua Cheptegei  Uganda 07 October 2020 Valencia
2 2 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 26 August 2005 Brussels
3 26:20.31 Bekele #2 08 June 2004 Ostrava
3 4 26:22.75 Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 1 June 1998 Hengelo
5 26:25.97 Bekele #3 08 June 2008 Eugene
4 6 26:27.85 Paul Tergat  Kenya 22 August 1997 Brussels
7 26:28.72 Bekele #4 29 May 2005 Hengelo
8 26:29.22 Gebrselassie #2 05 September 2003 Brussels
5 9 26:30.03 Nicholas Kemboi  Kenya 05 September 2003 Brussels
6 10 26:30.74 Abebe Dinkesa  Ethiopia 29 May 2005 Hengelo
11 26:31.32 Gebrselassie #3 04 July 1997 Oslo
7 12 26:33.84 Grant Fisher  United States 06 March 2022 San Juan Capistrano
8 13 26:33.93 Jacob Kiplimo  Uganda 19 May 2021 Ostrava
9 14 26:34.14 Mohammed Ahmed  Canada 06 March 2022 San Juan Capistrano
10 15 26:35.63 Micah Kogo  Kenya 25 August 2006 Brussels
11 16 26:36.26 Paul Koech  Kenya 22 August 1997 Brussels
12 17 26:37.25 Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea 25 August 2006 Brussels
13 18 26:38.08 Salah Hissou  Morocco 23 August 1996 Brussels
14 19 26:38.76 Ahmad Abdullah Hassan  Qatar 05 September 2003 Brussels
15 20 26:39.69 Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia 31 May 2004 Hengelo
16 21 26:39.77 Boniface Toroitich Kiprop  Uganda 26 August 2005 Brussels
22 26:41.58 Gebrselassie #4 31 May 2004 Hengelo
17 23 26:41.75 Samuel Wanjiru  Kenya 26 August 2005 Brussels
24 26:41.95 Kiprop #2 25 August 2006 Brussels
25 26:43.16 Bekele #5 16 September 2011 Brussels
18 26:43.98 Lucas Rotich  Kenya 07 September 2011 Brussels
19 26:44.36 Galen Rupp  United States 30 May 2014 Eugene
20 26:44.73 Selemon Barega  Ethiopia 05 June 2022 Hengelo
21 26:45.91 Tadese Worku  Ethiopia 05 June 2022 Hengelo
22 26:46.13 Berihu Aregawi  Ethiopia 05 June 2022 Hengelo
23 26:46.57 Mo Farah  Great Britain 03 June 2011 Eugene
24 26:48.35 Imane Merga  Ethiopia 03 June 2011 Eugene
25 26:48.95 Hagos Gebrhiwet  Ethiopia 17 July 2019 Hengelo

Women

Ath.# Perf.# Time Athlete Nation Date Place Ref.
1 1 29:01.03 Letesenbet Gidey  Ethiopia 08 June 2021 Hengelo
2 2 29:06.82 Sifan Hassan  Netherlands 06 June 2021 Hengelo
3 3 29:17.45 Almaz Ayana  Ethiopia 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
4 4 29:29.73 Gudaf Tsegay  Ethiopia 23 June 2023 Nerja
5 5 29:31.78 Wang Junxia  China 08 September 1993 Beijing
6 6 29:32.53 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
7 29:36.67 Hassan #2 10 October 2020 Hengelo
8 29:37.80 Hassan #3 03 June 2023 Hengelo
9 29:39.42 Tsegay #2 08 May 2021 Maia
7 10 29:42.56 Tirunesh Dibaba  Ethiopia 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
8 11 29:47.42 Grace Loibach Nawowuna  Kenya 03 June 2023 Hengelo
9 12 29:50.77 Kalkidan Gezahegne  Bahrain 08 May 2021 Maia
10 13 29:53.51 Alice Aprot Nawowuna  Kenya 12 August 2016 Rio de Janeiro
11 14 29:53.80 Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 14 June 2009 Utrecht
15 29:54.66 Dibaba #2 15 August 2008 Beijing
16 29:55.32 Hassan #4 07 August 2021 Tokyo
17 29:56.18 Gezahegne #2 07 August 2021 Tokyo
12 18 29:57.45 Ejgayehu Taye  Ethiopia 23 June 2023 Nerja
13 19 29:59.03 Mizan Alem  Ethiopia 20 May 2023 London
14 20 29:59.15 Lemlem Hailu  Ethiopia 23 June 2023 Nerja
15 21 29:59.20 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 11 July 2009 Birmingham
16 22 30:00.86 Eilish McColgan  Great Britain 04 March 2023 San Juan Capistrano
17 23 30:01.09 Paula Radcliffe  Great Britain 06 August 2002 Munich
24 30:01.35 Alem #2 23 June 2023 Nerja
25 30:01.72 Gidey #2 07 August 2021 Tokyo
18 30:03.82 Alicia Monson  United States 04 March 2023 San Juan Capistrano
19 30:04.18 Berhane Adere  Ethiopia 23 August 2003 Saint-Denis
20 30:04.45 Tsigie Gebreselama  Ethiopia 03 June 2023 Hengelo
21 30:07.15 Werknesh Kidane  Ethiopia 23 August 2003 Saint-Denis
22 30:07.20 Sun Yingjie  China 23 August 2003 Saint-Denis
23 30:07.78 Betsy Saina  Kenya 12 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro
24 30:10.02 Hellen Obiri  Kenya 16 July 2022 Eugene
25 30:10.07 Margaret Kipkemboi  Kenya 16 July 2022 Eugene

Annulled marks

Olympic medalists

Men

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1912 Stockholm
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Hannes Kolehmainen
 Finland
Lewis Tewanima
 United States
Albin Stenroos
 Finland
1920 Antwerp
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Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
Joseph Guillemot
 France
James Wilson
 Great Britain
1924 Paris
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Ville Ritola
 Finland
Edvin Wide
 Sweden
Eero Berg
 Finland
1928 Amsterdam
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Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
Ville Ritola
 Finland
Edvin Wide
 Sweden
1932 Los Angeles
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Janusz Kusociński
 Poland
Volmari Iso-Hollo
 Finland
Lasse Virtanen
 Finland
1936 Berlin
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Ilmari Salminen
 Finland
Arvo Askola
 Finland
Volmari Iso-Hollo
 Finland
1948 London
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Emil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia
Alain Mimoun
 France
Bertil Albertsson
 Sweden
1952 Helsinki
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Emil Zátopek
 Czechoslovakia
Alain Mimoun
 France
Aleksandr Anufriyev
 Soviet Union
1956 Melbourne
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Vladimir Kuts
 Soviet Union
József Kovács
 Hungary
Al Lawrence
 Australia
1960 Rome
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Pyotr Bolotnikov
 Soviet Union
Hans Grodotzki
 United Team of Germany
Dave Power
 Australia
1964 Tokyo
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Billy Mills
 United States
Mohammed Gammoudi
 Tunisia
Ron Clarke
 Australia
1968 Mexico City
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Naftali Temu
 Kenya
Mamo Wolde
 Ethiopia
Mohammed Gammoudi
 Tunisia
1972 Munich
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Lasse Virén
 Finland
Emiel Puttemans
 Belgium
Miruts Yifter
 Ethiopia
1976 Montreal
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Lasse Virén
 Finland
Carlos Lopes
 Portugal
Brendan Foster
 Great Britain
1980 Moscow
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Miruts Yifter
 Ethiopia
Kaarlo Maaninka
 Finland
Mohamed Kedir
 Ethiopia
1984 Los Angeles
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Alberto Cova
 Italy
Mike McLeod
 Great Britain
Michael Musyoki
 Kenya
1988 Seoul
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Brahim Boutayeb
 Morocco
Salvatore Antibo
 Italy
Kipkemboi Kimeli
 Kenya
1992 Barcelona
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Khalid Skah
 Morocco
Richard Chelimo
 Kenya
Addis Abebe
 Ethiopia
1996 Atlanta
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Haile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia
Paul Tergat
 Kenya
Saleh Hissou
 Morocco
2000 Sydney
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Haile Gebrselassie
 Ethiopia
Paul Tergat
 Kenya
Assefa Mezgebu
 Ethiopia
2004 Athens
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Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
Sileshi Sihine
 Ethiopia
Zersenay Tadese
 Eritrea
2008 Beijing
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Kenenisa Bekele
 Ethiopia
Sileshi Sihine
 Ethiopia
Micah Kogo
 Kenya
2012 London
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Mo Farah
 Great Britain
Galen Rupp
 United States
Tariku Bekele
 Ethiopia
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Mo Farah
 Great Britain
Paul Tanui
 Kenya
Tamirat Tola
 Ethiopia
2020 Tokyo
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Selemon Barega
 Ethiopia
Joshua Cheptegei
 Uganda
Jacob Kiplimo
 Uganda
2024 Paris
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Women

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Seoul
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Olga Bondarenko
 Soviet Union
Liz McColgan
 Great Britain
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova
 Soviet Union
1992 Barcelona
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Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia
Elana Meyer
 South Africa
Lynn Jennings
 United States
1996 Atlanta
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Fernanda Ribeiro
 Portugal
Wang Junxia
 China
Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
2000 Sydney
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Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia
Gete Wami
 Ethiopia
Fernanda Ribeiro
 Portugal
2004 Athens
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Xing Huina
 China
Ejagayehu Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Derartu Tulu
 Ethiopia
2008 Beijing
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Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Shalane Flanagan
 United States
Linet Masai
 Kenya
2012 London
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Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
Sally Kipyego
 Kenya
Vivian Cheruiyot
 Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Almaz Ayana
 Ethiopia
Vivian Cheruiyot
 Kenya
Tirunesh Dibaba
 Ethiopia
2020 Tokyo
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Sifan Hassan
 Netherlands
Kalkidan Gezahegne
 Bahrain
Letesenbet Gidey
 Ethiopia
2024 Paris
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World Championships medalists

Men

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1983 Helsinki
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 Alberto Cova (ITA)  Werner Schildhauer (GDR)  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
1987 Rome
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 Paul Kipkoech (KEN)  Francesco Panetta (ITA)  Hansjörg Kunze (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
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 Moses Tanui (KEN)  Richard Chelimo (KEN)  Khalid Skah (MAR)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Moses Tanui (KEN)  Richard Chelimo (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Khalid Skah (MAR)  Paul Tergat (KEN)
1997 Athens
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Paul Tergat (KEN)  Salah Hissou (MAR)
1999 Seville
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 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Paul Tergat (KEN)  Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)
2001 Edmonton
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 Charles Kamathi (KEN)  Assefa Mezgebu (ETH)  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)
2005 Helsinki
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 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)  Moses Mosop (KEN)
2007 Osaka
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 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)  Martin Mathathi (KEN)
2009 Berlin
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 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)  Zersenay Tadese (ERI)  Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)
2011 Daegu
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 Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)  Mo Farah (GBR)  Imane Merga (ETH)
2013 Moscow
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 Mo Farah (GBR)  Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH)  Paul Tanui (KEN)
2015 Beijing
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 Mo Farah (GBR)  Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN)  Paul Tanui (KEN)
2017 London
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 Mo Farah (GBR)  Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)  Paul Tanui (KEN)
2019 Doha
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 Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)  Yomif Kejelcha (ETH)  Rhonex Kipruto (KEN)
2022 Eugene
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 Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)  Stanley Mburu (KEN)  Jacob Kiplimo (UGA)
2023 Budapest
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 Joshua Cheptegei (UGA)  Daniel Ebenyo (KEN)  Selemon Barega (ETH)

Women

Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1987 Rome
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 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR)  Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS)  Kathrin Weßel (GDR)
1991 Tokyo
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 Liz McColgan (GBR)  Zhong Huandi (CHN)  Wang Xiuting (CHN)
1993 Stuttgart
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 Wang Junxia (CHN)  Zhong Huandi (CHN)  Sally Barsosio (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
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 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)  Derartu Tulu (ETH)  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
1997 Athens
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 Sally Barsosio (KEN)  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR)  Masako Chiba (JPN)
1999 Seville
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 Gete Wami (ETH)  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)  Tegla Loroupe (KEN)
2001 Edmonton
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 Derartu Tulu (ETH)  Berhane Adere (ETH)  Gete Wami (ETH)
2003 Saint-Denis
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 Berhane Adere (ETH)  Werknesh Kidane (ETH)  Sun Yingjie (CHN)
2005 Helsinki
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 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Berhane Adere (ETH)  Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH)
2007 Osaka
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 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Kara Goucher (USA)  Jo Pavey (GBR)
2009 Berlin
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 Linet Masai (KEN)  Meselech Melkamu (ETH)  Wude Ayalew (ETH)
2011 Daegu
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 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Sally Kipyego (KEN)  Linet Masai (KEN)
2013 Moscow
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 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN)  Belaynesh Oljira (ETH)
2015 Beijing
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 Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN)  Gelete Burka (ETH)  Emily Infeld (USA)
2017 London
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 Almaz Ayana (ETH)  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)  Agnes Tirop (KEN)
2019 Doha
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 Sifan Hassan (NED)  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)  Agnes Tirop (KEN)
2022 Eugene
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 Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)  Hellen Obiri (KEN)  Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN)
2023 Budapest
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 Gudaf Tsegay (ETH)  Letesenbet Gidey (ETH)  Ejgayehu Taye (ETH)

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Women

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