Mekonnen Gebremedhin Woldegiorg (; born 11 October 1988) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 1500 metres. He is known for consistently placing close to the top three in each Diamond League competition he makes an appearance in.
Gebremedhin finished sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, fourth at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships and third at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. His personal best time is 3:31.57, achieved in 2010 in Berlin. He is the bronze medallist from the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
International competitions Representing 2003World Youth ChampionshipsSherbrooke, Canada31st (h)800 m1:56.042006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China21st (sf)800 m1:50.472007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan17th (h)1500 m3:43.412008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6th1500 m3:40.422009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany26th (h)1500 m3:43.222010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar4th1500 m3:42.42African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya3rd1500 m3:36.65Continental CupSplit, Croatia2nd1500 m3:35.702011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea7th1500 m3:36.812012World Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey3rd1500 m3:45.90Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom6th1500 m3:35.442013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia7th1500 m3:37.212014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland17th (h)1500 m3:47.22IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas3rd14:41.22African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco4th1500 m3:42.652015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China18th (sf)1500 m3:44.31African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo1st1500 m3:45.732016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil14th (sf)1500 m3:40.69
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 1:46.63 (Madrid 2012) 1500 metres – 3:31.45 (Hengelo 2012) One mile – 3:49.70 (Eugene 2011) 3000 metres – 7:41.42 (Milan 2011) 3000 metres steeplechase – 8:59.06 (Kawasaki 2012) Indoor 1500 metres – 3:34.89 (Birmingham 2012) 3000 metres – 7:41.59 (Ghent 2013)
External links International Association of Athletics Federation (iaaf) Samsung Diamond League All Athletics