Ethiopia OLYMPIC CHAMPIONSelemon Barega
Also known as Selemon Barega Shirtaga- Born
- 20 Jan 2000 · 26
- Birthplace
- Bitana, Ethiopia
- On the podium
- 2016 – 2024
- Olympian
- 1× · Tokyo
4 2
6 1
2 3
12 international medals + 1 national title · 1 final 4–8
By championship
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Championships | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| World Indoor Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| World Cross Country Champs | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| World U20 CH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World U18 CH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| African U20 CH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| International total | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
National championships
| Championship | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia Athletics Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| National total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medals 12
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | 3000m | Glasgow | 3 | 7:43.64 i | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | 10,000m | Budapest | 3 | 27:52.72 | ||
| 2023 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Bathurst | 2 | 32 (12) | ||
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | 3000m | Belgrade | 1 | 7:41.38 i | ||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | 10,000m | Tokyo | 1 | 27:43.22 | ||
| 2019 | World Championships | 5000m | Doha | 2 | 12:59.70 | ||
| 2019 | World Cross Country Champs | Seniors (Team) | Aarhus | 2 | 46 5 | ||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | 3000m | Birmingham | 2 | 8:15.59 i | ||
| 2017 | World U18 CH | 3000m | Nairobi | 1 | 7:47.16 | ||
| 2017 | African U20 CH | 5000m | Tlemcen | 1 | 13:51.43 | ||
| 2017 | World Cross Country Champs | U20 (Team) | Kampala | 1 | 17 5 | ||
| 2016 | World U20 CH | 5000m | Bydgoszcz | 1 | 13:21.21 |
Other achievements 1
| Year | Championship | Event | Venue | Place | Mark | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 10,000m | Paris | 6 | 26:44.48 |
National results 1
- 2019 Ethiopia Athletics Championships · Addis Ababa 1 28:23.7