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Yomif KEJELCHA

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Country

Ethiopia

Born

01 AUG 1997 (28y YRS)

1X

Diamond League Champion

10x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Men's 3000 Metres 7:23.64 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 17 SEP 2023
Men's 5000 Metres 12:38.95 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 30 MAY 2024
Men's 5 Kilometres Road 12:50 Lille (FRA) 19 MAR 2023

Season’s Best

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Men's 5000 Metres 12:49.07 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 12 JUN 2025
Men's 5 Kilometres Road 12:54 Herzogenaurach (GER) 26 APR 2025

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
12:49.07 - 8. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 12 JUN 2025 1250
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:28.44 - 3. Stadion Śląski, Chorzów (POL) 25 AUG 2024 1249
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
12:38.95 - 2. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 30 MAY 2024 1288
12:51.25 - 2. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 30 AUG 2024 1242
12:51.21 - 5. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 13 SEP 2024 1242
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:23.64 - 2. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 17 SEP 2023 1280
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
12:52.12 - 2. Stadio Luigi Ridolfi, Firenze (ITA) 02 JUN 2023 1239
12:41.73 - 1. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 15 JUN 2023 1278
12:46.91 - 1. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 31 AUG 2023 1258
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:26.25 - 1. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 01 JUL 2021 1263
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:05 - 5. Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) 08 SEP 2021 1194
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:32.93 - 1. Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (MAR) 13 JUL 2018 1221
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
DQ - Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2018 0
13:14.39 - 3. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 21 JUL 2018 1157
12:46.79 - 3. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 31 AUG 2018 1259
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:32.27 - 3. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017 1225
7:33.37 - 3. Stade Charléty, Paris (FRA) 01 JUL 2017 1218
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:01.21 - 2. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 27 MAY 2017 1205
13:06.18 - 3. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 24 AUG 2017 1187
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:28.19 - 1. Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis (FRA) 27 AUG 2016 1251
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:03.29 - 5. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 14 MAY 2016 1198
13:08.34 - 3. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 09 JUN 2016 1179
13:03.66 - 2. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 16 JUN 2016 1196
13:19.90 - 7. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016 1138
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
7:39.99 - 5. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 15 MAY 2015 1176
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:10.54 - 1. Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) 29 MAY 2015 1171
12:58.39 - 1. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 04 JUN 2015 1216
13:12.59 - 2. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 09 JUL 2015 1164
12:53.98 - 1. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1232
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
3:58.24 - 13. Cobb Track and Angell Field, Palo Alto, CA (USA) 30 JUN 2019 1096
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
13:04.16 - 1. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2019 1194
13:00.56 - 1. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 05 JUL 2019 1208
13:01.38 - 6. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 29 AUG 2019 1205
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
3:37.85 - 4. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 13 MAY 2022 1136
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
12:52.10 - 3. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 09 JUN 2022 1239
DNF - Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 02 SEP 2022 0
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
DNF - Sechseläutenplatz, Zürich (SUI) 07 SEP 2022 0
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
3:32.69 - 5. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 14 AUG 2020 1207

Honours

1x Diamond League Final winner
1x World Championships silver medallist
2x In top 8 at Olympic Games
4x In top 8 at World Championships
10x Diamond League meeting winner
1x Diamond Trophy winner
2x World Records in career