Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Getaneh Molla
Full name Getaneh Tamire Molla Nationality Ethiopian Born (1994-01-10 ) 10 January 1994 (age 30) Sport Track and Field Event Steeplechase Personal bests
Getaneh Tamire Molla (born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian male long-distance runner who competes over distances up to 10K . He was the gold medallist in the 5000 metres 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.[ 1] This earned him a spot on the national team for the 2015 African Games , where he became champion.[ 2]
In 2016 he won both the national title at the Jan Meda Cross Country and defended his 5000 m title at the track championships.[ 3] [ 4] He was outside the individual medals in international competition that year, taking sixth at the 2016 African Cross Country Championships and fourth at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics . 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 .[ 5]
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.[ 6]
International competitions
1st at Riyadh half marathon men 21000 m
National titles
Circuit wins
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