Photo: Chell Hill—CC BY-SA 3.0
Dejen Gebremeskel
- Born
- Nov 24, 1989 (36 years old)
- Birthplace
- Adigrat, Ethiopia
- Events
- 5000 m · 10 000 m
- Height
- 1.78 m
- Weight
- 57 kg
Dejen Gebremeskel (Amharic: ደጀን ገብረመስቀል; born 24 November 1989) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who primarily competes in track events. His personal best of 12:46.81 minutes for the 5,000 metres ranks him as the fifteenth fastest of all time for the distance.
He was the 5,000 m silver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics and took the bronze medal over that distance at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics. He won his first track medals as a junior, coming in second at the African Junior Athletics Championships, then taking the bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
He was a finalist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 2010 and 2012. He is a five-time winner of the Carlsbad 5000.
As of Oct 28, 2026: 5000 m 12:46.81 (#21 all-time), 10 000 m 26:51.02 (#46 all-time), 2018 season best 7:42.78 (Feb 10, 2018, Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)) · Last competition: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Feb 10, 2018, 7:42.78 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · World Championships: 1 bronze · 36 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3000m-short-track Indoor | 7:42.78 | – | Feb 10, 2018 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix |
| 2018 | 3000m Indoor | 7:42.78 | – | Feb 10, 2018 | New Balance Indoor Grand Prix |
| 2017 | 3000m Indoor | 7:46.06 | – | Jan 28, 2017 | Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 3000m-short-track | 7:46.06 | – | Jan 28, 2017 | – |
| 2017 | 3000m-short-track Indoor | 7:46.06 | – | Jan 28, 2017 | Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 13:25.95 | – | Jun 2, 2017 | Somerville, MA (USA) |
| 2017 | 5Kilometre | 13:27 | – | Apr 2, 2017 | Carlsbad, CA (USA) |
| 2016 | 3000m Indoor | 7:38.03 | – | Feb 28, 2016 | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |