Mosinet Geremew (born 12 February 1992) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner.[1]

Mosinet Geremew
Geremew in 2019
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 32)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Doha Marathon
Silver medal – second place 2022 Eugene Marathon
Geremew at the World Championships in Oregon (2022)

Mosinet's career started in cross country running. He ran in the junior category at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 16th overall – he was not a point-scoring runner for the Ethiopian team. He returned to the same venue (Bydgoszcz) as a senior competitor at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, though his 24th-place finish again left him out of the team point scoring.[1] In 2012 he won the 10k Paderborner Osterlauf in Germany in 27:53 min.

He became the first person to win twice at the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, winning four times in a row, including a course record of 59:52 minutes – the fastest achieved in a Chinese race.[2][3] In 2015 he was the winner of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.

On 15 May 2016 he won the Bangalore 10k in a time of 28:36, after his victory the previous year.[4] At the 2018 edition of the run, he placed third in a time of 28:39 after fellow countrymen BIrhanu Legese with 28:38 and the winner Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya) in 28:18.[5]

He achieved bigger popularity in 2018 by winning the Dubai Marathon in a course record time of 2:04:00 (with seven runners below 2:05) as well as a second place in the Chicago Marathon.[6]

At the 2019 London Marathon, he finished in second place behind Eliud Kipchoge with a time of 2:02:55, the third-fastest time in history.[7]

On 17 July 2022, Mosinet won his second World Championship Silver Medal in the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's marathon, finishing behind Tamirat Tola in a time of 2:06:44.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2010 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16th Junior race 23:00
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 24th Senior race 34:09
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 11th 10,000 m 28:07.50
2018 Chicago Marathon Chicago, USA 2nd Marathon 2:05:24
2019 London Marathon London, United Kingdom 2nd Marathon 2:02:55[8]
World Championships Doha, Qatar 2nd Marathon 2:10:44
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Marathon 2:06:44

Circuit wins edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Mosinet Geremew". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. ^ Wu, Vincent (24 April 2016). World champion Jepchirchir sets course record at Yangzhou Half Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 24 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Geremew takes fourth straight win in Yangzhou| News". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Jepchirchir and Geremew reign supreme in Bengaluru| News". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Kamworor and Tirop score Kenyan double at Bengaluru 10k| News". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Geremew and Dereje take down course records in Dubai| News". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. ^ Dennehy, Cathal (28 April 2019). "Kipchoge Proves He Has No Equal: Runs 2nd Fastest Marathon Time in History". Runner's World. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  8. ^ OlympicTalk (28 April 2019). "2019 London Marathon Results". Retrieved 2 May 2019.

Personal Bests edit

5,000m 13:17.41 2012 Shanghai
10,000m 27:18.86 2015 Hengelo
Half Marathon 59:11 2014 New Delhi
Marathon 2:02:55 2019 London

External links edit