Million Wolde
- January 5, 2024
- Runner
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Million Wolde Biography
| Name | Million Wolde |
| Birthday | Mar 17 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Ethiopia |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Million Wolde is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on March 17, 1979 in Ethiopia, Ethiopia. Ethiopian runner who took home the gold for the 5000 meters competition at the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics when he was 22.
His fellow Ethiopian runner, Haile Gebrselassie, won the 10,000 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
At the age of only seventeen, Million Wolde competed in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Sydney, finishing sixth in the 3000 m steeplechase. At the next World Junior Championships, at Annecy, France in 1998, he won the 5000 m. He also finished eighth in the Junior World Cross-Country Championships at Cape Town in 1996, gained second place at Turin in 1997 and at Marrakech, in 1998, he won his final junior championships over 8 km. On the road, Wolde represented Ethiopia in the 1998 World Road Relay Championships at Manaus, Brazil. Ethiopia eventually finished second to Kenya, after Wolde had established a narrow lead in the initial 5 km leg.
Injuries have hampered his career during recent years, but he was still active as of 2008. As of 2015, he lives in Tarrytown, NY and has participated in several local races. As of August 2018, Million is an Assistant Cross Country coach at Saint Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, MN.
His family encouraged his ambition while he was young, and he began competing by the time he was 17, coming in sixth at the 1996 World Junior Championships in Sydney, winning the 3000 meters steeplechase.
Million Wolde Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Million Wolde is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Million Wolde 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships in Maebashi and later won the 5000 meters silver in the 2001 Edmonton World Championships games.
His career would eventually be disrupted by several injuries.
Million Wolde (Amharic: ሚሊዮን ወልዴ; born March 17, 1979) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the 5000 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Facts & Trivia
Million Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Million Wolde celebrates birthday on March 17 of every year.