Ermias Girma
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Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) Ezha, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800m, 1500m, 3000m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 800m 1:44.36 (Lokeren, 2022) 1500m: 3:36.28 (Oordegem, 2022) 3000m: 7:41.94 (Madrid, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ermias Girma (born 20 January 2005) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. He is a national champion and world under-20 champion in the 800 metres.[1]
Career
In April 2021, Girma won the 800 metres at the Ethiopian Athletics Championships in Addis Ababa in a time of 1:47.06.[2]
He ran an 800 metres time of 1:44.36 in Lokeren, Belgium, in May 2022 and lowered his 1500m best to 3:36.28 later that month. He ran at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon where he was finished fourth in his 800m heats qualifying heat in 1:49.36.[3]
Girma won gold in the 800 metres and silver in the 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[4] [5]
In February 2024, Girma was second in the 3000 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Tour event in Madrid in a time of 7:41.94.[6] In March 2024, he was a silver medalist over 1500 metres at the 2023 African Games in Accra.[7]
References
- ^ "E.Girma". World Athletics. 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Ethiopian Championships". World Athletics. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "WU20 Cali 22 preview: distance". World Athletics. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Super Cali goes ballistic, athletes are precocious". World Athletics. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Clayton leads Jamaican 1-2, retaining world U20 100m title in Cali". World Athletics. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Charlton threatens world record in Madrid". World Athletics. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Mwamburi, Geoffrey (March 23, 2024). "Okong'o, Komen Bag Gold As African Games Hit Climax In Ghana". Citizen.Digital. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
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