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Ethiopian athlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abrham Sime (born 7 November 2001) is an Ethiopian steeplechase runner.[1]
Sime in 2022 | |||||||||
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| Born | 7 November 2001 | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||
| Event | 3000 metres steeplechase | ||||||||
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| Personal best | 3000m Steeplechase: 8:02.36 (Paris 2024) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Sime won the men's 2000m steeplechase at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.[2][3]
In 2021, Sime was second in the 3000m steeplechase Ethiopian Olympic trials in behind Bikila Tadese Takele with both men running personal bests, Sime ran 8:12:11 to secure his qualification for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics and was chosen in the Ethiopian squad.[4][5] However, Sime did not compete.[6]
He ran a new personal best of 8:10.73 at the Paris Diamond League event in June 2023, in the same race that his compatriot Lamecha Girma broke the world record in the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase.[7] He ran a new personal best in July 2023 at the Diamond League event in Monaco, running 8:10.56 to finish third behind winner Simon Koech.[8]
He competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023. [9]
In 2024, Sime set a new PB of 8:02.36 at the Meeting de Paris, holding off the fast-finishing Amos Serem to win.[10]
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