Abrham Sime (born 7 November 2001) is an Ethiopian

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runner.

Career

Sime won the men's 2000m

at the 2018

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. In 2021, Sime was second in the

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Ethiopian Olympic trials in behind Bikila Tadese Takele with both men running personal bests, Sime ran 8:12:11 to secure his qualification for the delayed

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and was chosen in the Ethiopian squad. However, Sime did not compete. He ran a new personal best of 8:10.73 at the Paris Diamond League event in June 2023, in the same race that his compatriot

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broke the world record in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase. He ran a new personal best in July 2023 at the Diamond League event in

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, running 8:10.56 to finish third behind winner Simon Koech. He competed in the

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at the

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in August 2023. In 2024, Sime set a new PB of 8:02.36 at the

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, holding off the fast-finishing Amos Serem to win. He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the

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event in China, in April 2025. The following weekend, he secured a victory in the 3000m steeplechase at the

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, running a time of 8:07.92 to win from Kenya’s Edmund Serem.

References

2001 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 African Youth Games Youth Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Youth Olympic gold medalists for Ethiopia Ethiopian male steeplechase runners 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub