Yigrem Demelash

January 5, 2024
Athletics Competitor

Quick Facts

Yigrem Demelash
Full Name Yigrem Demelash
Occupation Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth Jan 26, 1994(1994-01-26)
Age 30
Birthplace Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Birth City Ethiopia
Horoscope Aquarius

Yigrem Demelash Biography

Name Yigrem Demelash
Birthday Jan 26
Birth Year 1994
Place Of Birth Ethiopia
Home Town Ethiopia
Birth Country Ethiopia
Birth Sign Aquarius

Yigrem Demelash is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on January 26, 1994 in Ethiopia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia. Yigrem Demelash (born 26 January 1994) is an Ethiopian long- distance runner. He was the 2012 World Junior champion in the 10,000 metres. He holds a personal best of 26:57.56 minutes for that event.

Demelash had a stellar 2016 season, topping the world rankings, and emerging as a favorite to medal at the Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Demelash competed in the Men’s 10,000 metres, finishing in 4th place, only one hundredth of a second behind his teammate, Tamirat Tola. Demelash made a strong surge in the last 10 metres, but Tola was able to reach the finish line quickly enough to elude him.

Yigrem Demelash Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Athletics Competitor
House Living in own house.

Yigrem Demelash is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yigrem Demelash 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first high-profile competition was the 2011 Great Ethiopian Run, where he finished as runner-up to Mosinet Geremew. He began competing in Europe the following year and at the Paderborn 10K was again second to his compatriot Mosinet Geremew. On the track, he ran a 5000 metres personal best of 13:03.30 minutes at the Bislett Games in Oslo before going on to secure the 10,000 metres gold medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics, overturning a history of Kenyan dominance at that event. He closed his season with a run of 26:57.56 minutes in the 10,000 m at the Memorial Van Damme, setting an Ethiopian junior record. This race was the fastest of the year so his fourth-place finish translated into fourth in the world rankings for the season.

He entered the senior ranks in 2013 and promptly finished second at the Jan Meda International – Ethiopia’s cross country championships. He was unable to repeat this form at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, however, and in 69th place he was the last man of his team to finish. He was again involved in the fastest 10,000 m of the season, this time his run of 27:15.51 minutes brought him seventh on the yearly rankings. He missed most of the 2014 season, with the highlight being a runner-up finish behind Abera Kuma at the Zevenheuvelenloop road race.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 5 ft 6 in

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Who is Yigrem Demelash Dating?

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Yigrem Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Yigrem Demelash celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

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