Sileshi Sihine

Sileshi Sihine

Sileshi Sihine at a press conference at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	10,000 m
	2008 Beijing	10,000 m
World Championships
	2005 Helsinki	5000 m
	2005 Helsinki	10,000 m
	2007 Osaka	10,000 m
	2003 Paris	10,000 m
All-Africa Games
	2003 Abuja	10000 m

Sileshi Sihine (Amharic: ስለሺ ስህኔ; born January 29, 1983 in Sheno) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Sileshi achieved a silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as at the 2005 World Championships and 2007 World Championships as well as a bronze medal in 2003. He also picked up a silver medal in the 5000 m at the 2005 World Championships.

Sileshi began running at school, inspired by the achievements of his compatriot Haile Gebrselassie, and after success at junior level, he emerged as a leading senior athlete. He established himself as a competent cross country runner with consecutive wins at the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños in 2002 and 2003.

Sileshi Sihine was one of the three Ethiopians, along with Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie who swept the gold, silver, bronze medals in the 10,000 m of 2003 World Championships. He took the 10,000 m gold at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games.

He won a silver medal in the 10,000 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics, behind his compatriot Kenenisa Bekele.

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