Gete Wami

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Medal record
Competitor for  Ethiopia
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Silver	2000 Sydney	10000 m
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	10000 m
Bronze	2000 Sydney	5000 m
World Championships
Gold	1999 Seville	10000 m
Bronze	2001 Edmonton	10000 m

Getenesh 'Gete' Wami (born December 11, 1974 in Debre Berhan) is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner.

Wami won the 2006 Berlin Marathon finishing in front of Alina Kosgei and Monika Drybulska on September 24.^[1] She was expected to beat the world record over 15 km during the Zevenheuvelenloop in and around Nijmegen on 19 November 2006, but failed. Wami finished in second position during the race, nine seconds behind Mestewat Tufa who finished in 47:22.

In 2007, Wami won the Berlin Marathon again. Thirty-five days later, she finished 23 seconds after Paula Radcliffe after running right behind her for the first 25.5 miles. Her second-place finish gave her the World Marathon Majors Series Title, which she was rewarded $500,000 for.^[2]

[edit] Major achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1996	1996 Summer Olympics	Atlanta, United States	3rd	10,000 m
1999	IAAF World Championships	Sevilla, Spain	1st	10,000 m
2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	3rd	5,000 m
2000	2000 Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	3rd	10,000 m
2001	IAAF World Championships	Edmonton, Alberta	3rd	10,000 m
2005	Rock 'n' Roll Marathon	San Diego, California, U.S.	1st	Marathon
2006	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon
2006	Zevenheuvelenloop	Nijmegen, Netherlands	2nd	15,000 m
2007	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	1st	Marathon
2007	New York Marathon	New York, New York, U.S.	2nd	Marathon
2007	World Marathon Majors	various	1st	Marathon

[edit] References

1. ^ World-leading 2:05:56 for Gebrselassie in Berlin, iaaf.org, 24 September 2006
2. ^ Radcliffe, Wami Steal Show in New York, Runners Web, 6 November 2007

[edit] External links

• IAAF profile for Gete Wami

Sporting positions
Preceded by Derartu Tulu	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Long Course 1996	Succeeded by Derartu Tulu
Preceded by Sonia O'Sullivan	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Long Course 1999	Succeeded by Derartu Tulu
Preceded by Gabriela Szabo	Women's 5.000m Best Year Performance 2000	Succeeded by Olga Yegorova
Preceded by Kutre Dulecha	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Short Course 2001	Succeeded by Edith Masai
Preceded by Shitaye Gemechu	Amsterdam Women's Marathon Winner 2002	Succeeded by Helena Sampaio
Preceded by Tatyana Titova	San Diego Women's Marathon Winner 2005	Succeeded by Alice Chelangat
Preceded by Mizuki Noguchi	Berlin Women's Marathon Winner 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent