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A common unit of weight in Ethiopia was the load - a simple measure of the amount carried by a beast of burden such as a camel [1] A number of different units of measurement have been used in Ethiopia. The values of most of these units are not well defined. [2] In 1963, Ethiopia adopted the metric system. [3]
Meseret Defar Tola (Amharic: መሠረት ደፋር; born 19 November 1983) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5,000 metres.
Almaz Ayana Eba (Oromo: Almaaz Ayyanaa Eebbaa; Amharic: አልማዝ አያና ኤባ, born 21 November 1991 [4]) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.She won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze in the 5,000 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
The 5000 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the fifth edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 5000 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1912 . The 3000 metres was the first women's Olympic long-distance track event , making its initial appearance at the 1984 Olympics , and this distance was ...
The 5000 metres at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held on August 11 and August 14 at the Helsinki ... Ethiopia 13:34.76; Dejene Berhanu, Ethiopia 13: ...
The post Ethiopian pair Uma and Fikir win men’s and women’s Paris Marathon at first attempt appeared first on TheGrio. Mulugeta Uma clocks in at 2 hours, 5 minutes, 33 seconds; Fikir wins at 2 ...
The women's 5000 metres at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 14–17 August. [ 1 ] With Margaret Wangari Muriuki dropping out injured in the first round, [ 2 ] the finals had three Ethiopians (four if you count Tejitu Daba ) and three Americans and only two Kenyans.
Team USA will be represented by Grant Fisher, the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter U.S. champion, as well as Graham Blanks, who finished sixth in the first heat after avoiding the trip-up with Mills.