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Encyclopedia > Addis Abebe
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Addis Abebe (born September 5, 1970) is a former long-distance runner from Ethiopia, most famous for winning a bronze medal in the infamous 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Jump to: navigation, search September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Athletics Medal Winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics: Categories: 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics at the Olympics ...


Curiously, his name is very similar to Addis Abeba, the capital of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa (Amharic new flower) is the capital of Ethiopia. ...


Personal bests

  • 5000 metres - 13:58.08 (1988)
  • 10,000 metres - 27:17.82 (1989)
  • Half marathon - 1:02:40 (1998)

In athletics, a half marathon is a race over half the distance of a marathon, i. ...

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1992 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 3rd 10,000 metres
IAAF World Cup Havana, Cuba 1st 10,000 metres

Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Athletics Medal Winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics: Categories: 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics at the Olympics ... Jump to: navigation, search Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 100. ... Havana (Spanish: San Cristóbal de La Habana; UN/LOCODE: Habana (CU HAV)) is the capital of Cuba and, with a population of 2. ...

External reference

  • IAAF profile for Addis Abebe

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Addis Ababa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1350 words)
Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used officially by the Ethiopian Mapping Institute; Amharic አዲስ አበባ, Āddīs Ābebā "new flower"; Oromo Finfinne) is the capital city of Ethiopia and the African Union, as well as its predecessor, the OAU.
Addis Ababa was governed by the Italian Governors of Addis Ababa from 1936 to 1939.
Addis Ababa is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union.
Abebe Bikila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (310 words)
Abebe Bikila (August 7, 1932 – October 25, 1973) was a two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
Bikila was born in Mout, Ethiopia in 1932.
In 1969, Bikila was involved in a car accident near Addis Ababa, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down.
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