Yomif Kejelcha
- January 10, 2024
- Runner
Quick Facts
Yomif Kejelcha Biography
| Name | Yomif Kejelcha |
| Birthday | Aug 1 |
| Birth Year | 1997 |
| Birth Country | Ethiopia |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Yomif Kejelcha is one of the most popular and richest Runner who was born on August 1, 1997 in Ethiopia.
Yomif Kejelcha made his international debut at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Donetsk, winning gold in the boys’ 3000 metres with a time of 7:53.56. At the Ostrava Golden Spike elite meeting in May 2014 he placed second over 3000 metres in 7:36.28, losing only to Kenya’s Caleb Ndiku; he defeated 2008 Olympic medallist Nick Willis and former World Champion Bernard Lagat. Yomif won the 5000 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, running 13:25.19; he also won gold, in the 3000 metres, at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing later that summer. He finished 2014 as the world youth leader at both 3000 and 5000 metres, and world junior leader at 3000 metres.
Yomif opened his 2015 season at the African Junior Championships in Addis Ababa, winning the 5000 metres in 14:31.03. He made his IAAF Diamond League debut in Doha, placing fifth in the 3000 m; he then won a non-Diamond Race 5000 m race at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, improving his personal best to 13:10.54 and outkicking Edwin Soi and Galen Rupp. Yomif scored his first Diamond League victory the following week at the Golden Gala in Rome, winning in a world-leading 12:58.39 and breaking 13 minutes for the first time. On 11 September 2015 Kejelcha competed in the Diamond League event in Brussels and set a new personal best (and world-leading time for 2015) of 12:53.98 in the 5,000-meter event.
Yomif Kejelcha Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Runner |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yomif Kejelcha is one of the richest Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yomif Kejelcha 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa (born 1 August 1997) is an Ethiopian distance runner. He won a silver medal in the men’s 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. He is the current world indoor record holder in the Mile.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
Yomif Kejelcha height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Benedict weight 58 kg (128 lb) & body measurements will update soon.
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Kejelcha came within a hundredth of a second of Hicham El Guerrouj’s indoor mile record on 9 February 2019 at the Millrose Games. Kejelcha ran an Ethiopian national record and a Millrose meet record 3:48.46, making him second all-time in the indoor mile.
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Benedict Ranked on the list of most popular Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Yomif Kejelcha celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.