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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Ethiopian middle-distance runner
This article is about a person whose name includes a
patronymic . The article properly refers to the person by their given name, Dawit, and not as Seyaum.
Dawit Seyaum Biratu
Ethiopian
(1996-07-27 ) 27 July 1996 (age 27 )
1.61 m (5 ft 3 in )
49 kg (108 lb )
Ethiopia
Athletics
1500 metres , 5000 m
2022 Eugene
5000 m
2016 Portland
1500 m
2015 Brazzaville
1500 m
2014 Marrakech
1500 m
2014 Eugene
1500 m
2013 Bambous
1500 m
2015 Addis Ababa
1500 m
2013 Donetsk
1500 m
Dawit Seyaum Biratu (born 27 July 1996)[1] middle- and long-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres . She placed fourth at the 2015 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 2016 World Indoor Championships . Dawit took a bronze in the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Championships .
She was in her specialist event the 2013 World Youth Championship silver medallist, and 2014 World junior champion .
Dawit Seyaum made her first impact at national level in 2013, winning the 1500 metres Ethiopian junior title.[2] IAAF Diamond League circuit followed shortly after, and she set a personal best of 4:14.95 minutes in the event at the Doha Diamond League meet.[3] 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics held in Donetsk , Ukraine and was runner-up to Tigist Gashaw – the first time Ethiopia took the top two spots in that event.[4] 2013 African Junior Championships , taking the title with a best of 4:09.00 minutes several seconds ahead of Tigist.[5]
Dawit won her first indoor competition in Prague in February 2014, running 1500 m with a time of 4:09.08 minutes.[6] Rabat Meeting , she established herself among the world's top 1500 m runners with a win in 3:59.53 minutes – an Ethiopian junior record and meeting record which ranked her seventh in the global rankings that year.[7] [8] New York Diamond League , where she finished as runner-up.[3] World Junior Championships in Eugene as favourite and delivered on this by winning the gold medal, going unchallenged throughout the final lap.[9] African Championships in Athletics , where she was the silver medallist behind the more experienced Hellen Obiri .[10] 2014 IAAF Continental Cup and finished with the bronze medal behind Sifan Hassan and Shannon Rowbury .[11]
In 2015, she secured in the 1500 m a gold at the African Junior Championships , placed fourth at the World Championships in Beijing (behind, 1–3, Genzebe Dibaba , Faith Kipyegon and Sifan Hassan), and won the event at the African Games held in Brazzaville .[1] [12]
The next year, Dawit took the World Indoor Championship silver in her specialist event in Portland , and finished eight in the final of the 2016 Rio Olympics .[1]
The 2018 World Indoor Championships held in Birmingham were unsuccessful for her as she was eliminated in the heats .[1]
In February 2022, Dawit set a world-leading time of 8:23.24 for the indoor 3000 metres at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Liévin , becoming the third-fastest woman in this indoor event in history (only her compatriots Dibaba and Gudaf Tsegay ran faster).[13] 8:44.55 at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade the following month.[1]
At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon in July, Dawit competed in the 5000 metres event and claimed the bronze medal in a time of 14:47.36 behind Tsegay (14:46.29) and Beatrice Chebet (14:46.75).[14] 5 kilometres road race at the BOclassic held in Bolzano , Italy (in 2021, she set a course record).[15] [16]
Achievements [ edit ]
Dawit (2nd from the right) won the bronze medal for the 5000 m at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene .
International competitions [ edit ]
Venue
Position
Event
Time
World Youth Championships
Donetsk , Ukraine
2nd
1500 m
4:15.51
Bambous , Mauritius
1st
1500 m
4:09.00
World Junior Championships
Eugene, OR , United States
1st
1500 m
4:09.86
Marrakech , Morocco
2nd
1500 m
4:10.92
Marrakech , Morocco
3rd
1500 m
4:07.61
African Junior Championships
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
1st
1500 m
4:15.94
Beijing , China
4th
1500 m
4:10.26
Brazzaville , Congo Republic
1st
1500 m
4:16.69
World Indoor Championships
Portland, OR , United States
2nd
1500 m i
4:05.30
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
8th
1500 m
4:13.14
World Indoor Championships
Birmingham , United Kingdom
14th (h )
1500 m i
4:10.20
World Indoor Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
5th
3000 m i
8:44.55
Eugene, OR , United States
3rd
5000 m
14:47.36
Personal bests [ edit ]
Road
Circuit wins [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Dawit Seyaum . Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Gashaw leads Ethiopian 1-2 in 1500m . IAAF (2013-07-13). Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Ethiopian and Nigerian athletes impress at African Junior Champs . IAAF (2013-09-01). Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Minshull, Phil (2014-02-25). Ukhov's stock continues to rise as the Russian jumps 2.42m in Prague" . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Mulkeen, Jon (2014-06-08). Bondarenko breaks African all-comers' record in Marrakesh . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ 1500 Metres - women - senior - outdoor - 2014 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Robinson, Javier Clavelo (2014-07-27). Report: women's 1500m – IAAF World Junior Championships, Oregon 2014 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Mulkeen, Jon (2014-08-12). Redemption for Makwala at African Championships . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ Ramsak, Bob (2014-09-14). Report: women's 1500m – IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech 2014" . IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-11-08.
^ "WCH 15 | Beijing – 1500 metres Women | Final" . World Athletics . Retrieved 2022-10-29 .
^ "2022 Lievin Recap: Jacobs & Holloway Keep Rolling, Seyaum & Girma Win Fast 3K's" . LetsRun.com . Retrieved 2022-03-19 .
^ "Gudaf Tsegay Closes in 59.95 To Win Her 1st World Title In Women's 5000" . LetsRun.com . Retrieved 2022-08-24 .
^ Diego Sampaolo (1 January 2022). "Azimeraw and Katir end year on a high in Madrid" . World Athletics . Retrieved 1 January 2022 .
^ Sampaolo, Diego (2022-12-31). "Chelimo and Seyaum end year with wins in Bolzano" . World Athletics . Retrieved 2023-01-01 .
External links [ edit ]
1987: Selina Chirchir (KEN)
1991: Susan Sirma (KEN)
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2007: Gelete Burka (ETH)
2011: Irene Jelagat (KEN)
2015: Dawit Seyaum (ETH)
2019: Quailyne Jebiwott Kiprop (KEN)
2023: Hirut Meshesha (ETH)
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