Mezgebu Sime
Sime at the 2026 Bislett Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 7 October 2005 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long-distance running |
Medal record | |
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Mezgebu Sime (born 7 October 2005) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.[1]
Biography
Mezgebu has won the Ethiopian under-20 title over 5000 metres.[2][3] He finished sixth at the Great Ethiopian Run in a time of 29:00 in November 2023.[4]
In March 2024, he won silver medals in both the U20 individual race, and in the team U20 race, at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Serbia.[5][6]
He finished in third place over 5000 metres at the 2025 Shanghai Diamond League event, in a personal best time of 12:51.86, finishing narrowly behind the event winner Berihu Aregawi and second placed compatriot Kuma Girma.[7][8] He also ran in the Diamond League in June 2025 at the 2025 Meeting de Paris.[9] In July 2025, he was provisionally named as a reserve for the Ethiopian team for the 5000 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[10]
Sime was selected for the senior Ethiopian team for the 2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, United States.[11] In April, Sime finished runner-up in 13:21 behind Addisu Yihune at the Boston 5K.[12] Competing in the Diamond League at the 2026 Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland, on 21 August 2026, he placed sixth over 5000 metres.[13]
References
- ↑ "M.Sime". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ "Men's Preview for the World Athletics Country Championships Belgrade 2024". Watch Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ "WXC Belgrade 24 U20 men's preview: Kenya and Ethiopia set to battle once more". World Athletics. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Smythe, Steve (21 November 2023). "Kiplimo equals world 15km best with 26:41 final 10km". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ "Kibathi outsprints Sime to secure U20 title in Belgrade". World Athletics. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ↑ Henderson, Jason (30 March 2024). "FitzGerald and Bailey finish top Europeans in Belgrade". Athletics Weekly.
- ↑ "Yangtze River Delta Athletics Diamond Gala". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "Tinch and Duplantis fly in Shanghai/Keqiao". World Athletics. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ↑ "Results - Paris Diamond League 2025". Watch Athletics. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "Faith Kipyegon and Co Learn World Championships Rivals as Ethiopia Unveil Formidable Squad". Pulse Sports. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Gault, Jonathan (7 January 2026). "2026 World XC men's preview: Kiplimo-Aregawi round 3; Can Team USA medal on home soil?". Lets Run. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ethiopians Yihune & Hambese Take Boston 5-K Titles - RRW". Runnerspace. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Results - Lausanne Diamond League 2026". Watch Athletics. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.