Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics
# Ethiopia at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics

Ethiopia competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea.

## Team selection

A provisional list of 36 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event. The participation of Kenenisa Bekele and Tirunesh Dibaba is said to be uncertain.

The final team on the entry list comprises the names of 42 athletes.

The following athletes appeared on the preliminary Entry List, but not on the Official Start List of the specific event, resulting in total number of 34 competitors:

| KEY: | Did not participate | Competed in another event |
| - | - | - |
| | Event | Athlete |
| Men | 1500 metres | Soresa Fida |
| Men | 5000 metres | Tariku Bekele |
| Men | 10,000 metres | Abera Kuma |
| Men | Marathon | Tadese Tola |
| Women | 1500 metres | Tizita Bogale |
| Women | 5000 metres | Emebet Anteneh |
| Women | 10,000 metres | Belaynesh Oljira |
| Women | Marathon | Koren Jelela |
| Women | 3000 metres steeplechase | Hiwot Ayalew |

## Medalists

The following competitors from Ethiopia won medals at the Championships

| Medal | Athlete | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Gold | Ibrahim Jeilan | 10,000 metres |
| Bronze | Dejen Gebremeskel | 5000 metres |
| Bronze | Imane Merga | 10,000 metres |
| Bronze | Feyisa Lilesa | Marathon |
| Bronze | Meseret Defar | 5000 metres |

## Results

### Men

Ibrahim Jeilan won the gold medal in a dramatic sprint finish in the men's 10,000m final.

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Mohammed Aman | 800 metres | | | 1:45.17 | 2 Q | 1:44.57 NR | 2 Q | 1:45.93 | 8 |
| Mekonnen Gebremedhin | 1500 metres | | | 3:41.28 | 20 Q | 3:46.71 | 14 Q | 3:36.81 | 7 |
| Deresse Mekonnen | 1500 metres | | | 3:40.08 | 10 Q | 3:44.65 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zebene Alemayehu | 1500 metres | | | 3:41.08 | 18 q | 3:51.19 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dejen Gebremeskel | 5000 metres | | | 13:34.48 | 3 Q | | | 13:23.92 | |
| Abera Kuma | 5000 metres | | | 13:38.41 | 10 Q | | | 13:25.50 | 5 |
| Imane Merga | 5000 metres | | | 13:37.96 | 8 Q | | | 13:23.78 | DSQ |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 5000 metres | | | DNS | | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ibrahim Jeilan | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 27:13.81 | |
| Imane Merga | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 27:19.14 | |
| Sileshi Sihine | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 27:34.11 | 8 |
| Kenenisa Bekele | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Feyisa Lilesa | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:10:32 SB | |
| Eshetu Wendimu | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:13:37 | 12 |
| Chala Dechase | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Gebregziabher Gebremariam | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Bazu Worku | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Roba Gari | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:20.28 | 8 Q | | | 8:18.37 | 5 |
| Nahom Mesfin | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 8:12.04 | 4 Q | | | 8:25.39 | 11 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank | Time Width Height | Rank |
| Fantu Magiso | 400 metres | | | 52.23 | 15 Q | 53.41 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fantu Magiso | 800 metres | | | 2:02.58 | 20 q | 1:59.17 NR | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kalkidan Gezahegne | 1500 metres | | | 4:14.45 | 29 q | 4:08.96 | 12 Q | 4:06.42 | 5 |
| Gelete Burka | 1500 metres | | | 4:07.91 | 6 Q | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Meskerem Assefa | 1500 metres | | | 4:12.43 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Meseret Defar | 5000 metres | | | 15:19.46 | 1 Q | | | 14:56.94 | |
| Sentayehu Ejigu | 5000 metres | | | 15:20.13 | 4 Q | | | 14:59.99 | 4 |
| Genzebe Dibaba | 5000 metres | | | 15:33.06 | 8 Q | | | 15:09.35 | 8 |
| Meselech Melkamu | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 30:56.55 SB | 5 |
| Tigist Kiros | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 32:11.37 | 11 |
| Meseret Defar | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Bezunesh Bekele | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:29:21 | 4 |
| Aberu Kebede | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:31:22 | 12 |
| Atsede Baysa | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:31:37 | 14 |
| Aselefech Mergia | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | |
| Dire Tune | Marathon | | | | | | | DQ | |
| Sofia Assefa | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 9:32.48 | 6 Q | | | 9:28.24 | 6 |
| Birtukan Fente | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 9:28.82 | 5 q | | | 9:36.81 | 10 |
| Birtukan Adamu | 3000 metres steeplechase | | | 9:37.31 | 12 Q | | | 10:05.10 | 15 |
