Zewde Hailemariam

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Zewde Hailemariam
Personal information
Born (1962-09-22) 22 September 1962 (age 62)[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 400 m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800 m: 2:03.55
400 m hurdles: 57.60 (NR)
Medal record
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Belle-Vue 800 m
Silver medal – second place 1989 Lagos 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Cairo 800 m
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Lagos 400 m hurdles

Zewde Hailemariam (in some sources Zewdie, Haile Mariam; born 22 September 1962) is a former Ethiopian middle distance runner who specialised in 800 meters, and 400 meters hurdles events. She won four medals in three different African Championships in Athletics from 1989 and 1992, including one gold in 800 metres at the 1992 edition in June of that year. Only a month later she competed for Ethiopia at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the same event, but ran 2:11.60, more than five seconds slower than at the continental championships, and finished sixth in her qualifying heat, failing to progress to the semi-finals.[2] As of 2016, Hailemariam still holds the Ethiopian national 400 m hurdles record (57.60) she ran at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1987 All-Africa Games Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 400 m hurdles 57.60 (NR)
1989 African Championships Lagos, Nigeria 2nd 800 m 2:08.20
3rd 400 m hurdles 59.51
1990 African Championships Cairo, Egypt 3rd 800 m 2:15.14
1991 All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 2nd 800 m 2:04.99
1992 African Championships Belle-Vue, Mauritius 1st 800 m 2:06.20
Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 29th 800 m 2:11.60

References

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  1. ^ Zewde Hailemariam at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Zewdie Hailemariam". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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