Gete_Wami Knowpia

Gete Wami
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Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Ethiopia
Olympic Games
World Championships

Getenesh "Gete" Wami Degife (Amharic: ጌጤነሽ 'ጌጤ' ዋሚ ደግፌ born January 28th 1974 in Debre Berhan)^[1] is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track, and road events.

Her brother, Mulugeta Wami, is also a professional marathon runner.^[2]

Biography edit

Gete won the gold medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, with a time of 30:24.56, which was a new African record and Championships Record.^[3] She also won the 10,000 m gold medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games that year. She is a two-time winner of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, having taken the long race title in 1996 and then the short race title in 2001.

Gete won the 2006 Berlin Marathon, finishing in front of Salina Kosgei and Monika Drybulska on September 24.^[4] She was expected to beat the world record over 15 km during the Zevenheuvelenloop in and around Nijmegen on 19 November 2006, but failed. Gete finished in second position during the race, nine seconds behind Mestewat Tufa, who finished in 47:22.

In 2007, Gete won the Berlin Marathon again. She competed in the New York Marathon thirty-five days later and she finished 23 seconds behind Paula Radcliffe. Her second-place finish gave her the World Marathon Majors Series Title, earning herself the $500,000 jackpot.^[5]

In August 2008, Gete dropped out of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon, after running in the lead pack for much of the race, as did her teammate Berhane Adere.

The last outing of her career came at the 2009 London Marathon, where she came in ninth with a time of 2:26:54.

International competitions edit

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Ethiopia
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	2nd	10,000 m	32:41.57
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	18th	10,000 m	32:56.94
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	10,000 m	31:06.65
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	—	10,000 m	DNF
1999	World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	1st	10,000 m	30:24.56
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	3rd	5000 m	14:42.23
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	2nd	10,000 m	30:22.48
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	3rd	10,000 m	31:49.98
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	—	Marathon	DNF

Road races edit

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
2002	Amsterdam Marathon	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon
2005	San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon	San Diego, United States	1st	Marathon
2006	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon
2006	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen, Netherlands	2nd	15K
2007	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	2nd	Marathon
	World Marathon Majors	Series	1st	Marathon

References edit

^ Gete Wami Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
^ Wami en Deriba winnaars in Egmond, Butter en Borst leveren knappe prestatie Archived 2018-09-17 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch). Losse Veter (13 January 2008). Retrieved 28 October 2013.
^ "Gete Wami shines again in the 10,000m". IAAF. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ World-leading 2:05:56 for Gebrselassie in Berlin, iaaf.org, 24 September 2006
^ Radcliffe, Wami Steal Show in New York, Runners Web, 6 November 2007.