Teklemariam Medhin
Teklemariam Medhin at the men's 10000m final - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
June 24, 1989 Hazega |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 Eritrea
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| Sport | Track, Long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 5000 metres, 10,000 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
5000 metres: 13:04.55 10,000 metres: 27:16.69 |
| Updated on 22 July 2012. | |
Teklemariam Medhin Weldeslassie (born 24 June 1989 in Hazega) is an Eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres. He represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
As a junior, he competed in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, finishing thirteenth in 2006 and fourteenth in 2007. He finished twelfth in the 5000 metres at the 2006 World Junior Championships, and also competed in the 2008 Olympic 10,000 metres while still a junior.
At the 2009 World Cross Country Championships he finished ninth in the senior race. The Eritrean team took bronze medals in the team competition. At the 2009 World Championships he finished twelfth in the 10,000 metres and fifteenth in the 5000 metres.
He was the surprise silver medallist in the men's race at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and helped the Eritrean team (including Samuel Tsegay and Kidane Tadasse) to another silver. During the track season, he set a new 5000 m best at the Golden Gala in Rome but was a distant eighth in the 10,000 m at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics.
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