Getaneh Tamire Molla (born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian male
long-distance runner
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Within endurance running comes two d ...
who competes over distances up to
10K. He was the gold medallist in the
5000 metres
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at the
2015 African Games.
Geteneh's first success at national level came at the 2015
Ethiopian Athletics Championships where he won the 5000 m title. This earned him a spot on the national team for the
2015 African Games, where he became champion.
In 2016 he won both the national title at the
Jan Meda Cross Country and defended his 5000 m title at the track championships. He was outside the individual medals in international competition that year, taking sixth at the
2016 African Cross Country Championships
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and fourth at the
2016 African Championships in Athletics
The 20th African Championships in Athletics was held in Durban, South Africa
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. He did, however, lead the Ethiopian men's cross country team to bronze in the team event. He ended the year with a win at the
Silvesterlauf Trier then opened the new year with another win at the
Cross Ouest-France
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.
Getaneh earned his first national selection for a world event by defending his Ethiopian title at the 2017 Jan Meda Cross Country, beating
Ibrahim Jeilan and
Imane Merga among others.
[Negash, Elshadai (2017-02-13)]
Gidey, Tamire and Dida among the winners at Ethiopian Cross Country Championships
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-26.
International competitions
1st at Riyadh half marathon men 21000 m
National titles
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Ethiopian Athletics Championships
**5000 m: 2015, 2016
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Ethiopian Cross Country Championships
**Senior race: 2016, 2017
Circuit wins
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Silvesterlauf Trier: 2016
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Cross Ouest-France
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: 2017
See also
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List of African Games medalists in athletics (men)
References
External links
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Living people
1994 births
Ethiopian male long-distance runners
African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
20th-century Ethiopian people
21st-century Ethiopian people