Kalkidan Gezahegne
Ethiopian-born Bahrani middle distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kalkidan Gezahegne (born 8 May 1991)[1] is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle- and long-distance runner. She is the 10,000 metres 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist. 11 years earlier, at age 18, Gezahegne became the youngest ever female World indoor champion when winning 1500 metres.
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Citizenship | Bahraini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Bahrain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Middle-, Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17-year-old Gezahegne won a silver medal over the 1500m at the 2008 World Junior Championships. She represented Ethiopia before acquiring Bahraini citizenship in 2013.