Dawit Fikadu Admasu (born 29 December 1995) is a

Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak ...

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance ru ...

. Originally from

Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...

, he obtained Bahraini citizenship in 2017. He won the Saint Silvester Road Race in 2014 and 2017 and the Okpekpe Road Race in 2019. He also won the

10,000 metres 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 ...

at the

2019 Asian Athletics Championships The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. During the closing ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Cha ...

Personal bests

Outdoor *

5000 metres The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a sta ...

– 13:10.40 (Lausanne 2019) *

– 28:26.30 (Doha 2019) Road *

10 km 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

– 27:56 (Casablanca 2016) * 15 km – 43:53 (Mersin 2016) *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish, or shortcu ...

– 1:00:01 (Manama 2019)

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* 1995 births Living people Bahraini male long-distance runners Ethiopian male long-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Asian Athletics Championships winners Olympic athletes for Bahrain Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen 21st-century Bahraini sportsmen Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in athletics Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games gold medalists for Bahrain Arab Athletics Championships winners West Asian Athletics Championships winners {{Bahrain-athletics-bio-stub