Almensh Belete

Almensh Belete (born 26 July 1989 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Belgian long-distance runner.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 5000 metres, finishing 11th in her heat[2] and 19th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. She also represented Belgium at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships.

Almensh Belete
Almensh Belete in 2012
Personal information
Born (1989-07-26) 26 July 1989
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight44 kg (97 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)5000 m, 10,000 m
Updated on 29 August 2015.

Her sister, Mimi Belete, is also a runner, competing internationally for Bahrain.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Belgium
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 5000 m 15:22.15
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 19th (h) 5000 m 15:10.24
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 3000 m 9:03.89
World Championships Moscow, Russia 16th (h) 5000 m 16:03.03
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 15th 10,000 m 33:03.87
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 21st 10,000 m 32:47.62
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 10,000 m DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References

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