Habitam Alemu

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Habitam Alemu
Alemu at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full nameHabitam Alemu Bayih
Born (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 26)
Ethiopia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800 metres
1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)1:56.71 (2018)
Indoors
1:58.19 (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Asaba 800 m
Updated on 20 March 2022.

Habitam Alemu Bayih (born 9 July 1997)[2] is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres.

Career[edit]

Born in Merawi, Ethiopia, Alemu was encouraged to try running by a school teacher who entered her into her first competition, which she won.[3] Further encouraged by her brother, she began to train seriously, and after running at the national championships, she was invited to join a club in Addis Ababa.[3]

Alemu represented her country at the 2015 World Championships,[4] and was a finalist at the 2016 World Indoor Championships.[5] At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she ran a personal best to progress through the heats,[6] but was eliminated in the semi-finals.[7]

She placed sixth in the 800 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[8]

Alemu twice earned overall 800m World Indoor Tour victory, winning in 2019 and in 2021.

Competition record[edit]

Representing  Ethiopia
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 38th (h) 800 m 2:03.19
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 4th 800 m 2:02.29
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 6th 800 m i 2:04.61
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 15th (sf) 800 m 2:00.07 (PB h)
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 800 m 2:00.19
2018 World Indoor Championship Birmingham, United Kingdom 4th 800 m i 2:01.10
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 3rd 800 m 1:58.86
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th 800 m 1:57.56
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 7th 800 m i 2:03.37
World Championships Eugene, United States 14th (sf) 800 m 2:00.37
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 19th (sf) 800 m 2:01.02
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th 800 m 2:03.89

Circuit wins[edit]

Personal bests[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Habitam Alemu Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ Habitam Alemu at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Habitam Alemu | Spikes". spikes.worldathletics.org. 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  4. ^ / 800 Metres Women - Round 1
  5. ^ Results. 800 Metres Women - Final
  6. ^ "IAAF: 800 Metres Result - The XXXI Olympic Games - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. ^ "IAAF: 800 Metres Result - The XXXI Olympic Games - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Athletics ALEMU Habitam - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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