Mohammed Aman
Aman at the 2012 World Indoor Championships
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)800 metres, 1000 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 metres 1:42.37 (Brussels 2013)[1]
1500 metres: 3:43.52[1]
Mile: 3:57.14[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Moscow800 m
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Istanbul 800 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Sopot800 m
African Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Marrakech800 m
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Bambous800 m
Gold medal – first place2011 Gaborone800 m
Summer Youth Olympics
Gold medal – first place2010 Singapore1000 m
World Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Lille Métropole800 m
Representing Africa
Continental Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 Marrakech800 m

Mohammed Aman Geleto (Amharic: መሀመድ አማን; born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian middle-distance runner. Born in Asella, he is the winner of the 800-meter final at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Aman also won consecutive 800 m titles at the 2009 and 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships.

Running career

Aman was the inaugural winner of the 1000 metres race at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. He won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, coming in secong behind Leonard Kirwa Kosencha who set a world youth record.[2][3] He ran an Ethiopian record to win his semi-final heat at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but finished last in the event final.

In September he improved his Ethiopian record to 1:43.37 minutes (establishing the world youth best that remains today) behind David Rudisha at the Rieti Meeting, then ended Rudisha's 34-meet winning streak at the Notturna di Milano, beating him by seven hundredths of a second in a time of 1:43.50 minutes.[4]

He won 800 m final in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul as the youngest gold medalist athlete.

He finished 6th in the 800 metres at the 2017 World Championships held in London.[5]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ethiopia
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 800 m 1:48.82
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 1st 1000 m 2:19.54
2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana 1st 800 m 1:46.62
World Youth Championships Lille, France 2nd 800 m 1:44.68
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 8th 800 m 1:45.93
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 1st 800 m 1:48.36
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 6th 800 m 1:43.20
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 1st 800 m 1:43.31
2014 World Indoor Championships Sopot, Poland 1st 800 m 1:46.40
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 2nd 800 m 1:48.74
2015 World Championships Beijing, China — 800 m DQ
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 4th 800 m 1:47.97
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18th (sf) 800 m 1:46.14
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 6th 800 m 1:46:06

Personal best

Performance Date Place
800 m 1:42.37 7 September 2013 Brussels
1000 m 2:19.54 22 August 2010 Singapore
1500 m 3:43.52 12 June 2011 Brazzaville
One Mile 3:57.14 4 June 2011 Eugene, OR

References

  1. 1 2 3 All-Athletics. "Profile of Mohammed Aman".
  2. ↑ "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth record in 800m". Universal Sports. 9 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kosencha blazes 1:44.08 World Youth best". IAAF. 9 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "David Rudisha suffers rare loss in 800m at Milan Notturna meet". ESPN. 18 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "800 Metres Men - Final" (PDF). 8 August 2017.
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