Gete Wami
ETHWomenGetenesh "Gete" Wami Degife (Amharic: ጌጤነሽ 'ጌጤ' ዋሚ ደግፌ born January 28th 1974 in Debre Berhan) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who competed in cross country, track, and road events. Her brother, Mulugeta Wami, is also a professional marathon runner.
As of Sep 12, 2026: 10 000 m 30:22.48 (#50 all-time), 5000 m 14:30.88 (#54 all-time), 2009 season best 2:26:54 (Apr 26, 2009, London (GBR)) · Last competition: London Marathon, Apr 26, 2009, 2:26:54 · Olympic Games: 1 silver, 2 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 bronze · 51 years old
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| World Championships | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Marathon | 2:26:54 | - | Apr 26, 2009 | ↓ | London Marathon |
| 2008 | Semi | 1:08:51 | - | Oct 5, 2008 | ↑ | Abu Dhabi (UAE) |
| 2008 | Marathon | 2:25:37 | - | Apr 13, 2008 | ↓ | London Marathon |
| 2007 | Semi | 1:13:25 | - | Jan 14, 2007 | ↑ | Egmond aan Zee (NED) |
| 2007 | Marathon | 2:21:45 | - | Apr 21, 2007 | ↓ | London (GBR) |
| 2006 | 10Kilometr | 31:13 | - | May 21, 2006 | ↑ | Manchester (GBR) |
| 2006 | 15Kilometr | 47:31 | - | Nov 19, 2006 | ↑ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2006 | Semi | 1:10:25 | - | Feb 5, 2006 | ↑ | Granollers (ESP) |
| 2006 | Marathon | 2:21:34 | - | Sep 24, 2006 | ↓ | Berlin Marathon |
| 2005 | 3000m | 8:36.22 | - | Jul 29, 2005 | ↑ | Oslo Bislett Games |
| 2005 | 5000m | 14:58.58 | - | Jul 23, 2005 | ↑ | Heusden-Zolder (BEL) |
| 2005 | CrossCount | 27:20 | - | Mar 20, 2005 | ↓ | 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne |
| 2005 | 10MilesRoa | 51:30 | - | Sep 18, 2005 | ↑ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2005 | Marathon | 2:27:40 | - | Nov 6, 2005 | ↓ | New York City Marathon |
| 2004 | Marathon | 2:32:07 | - | Nov 21, 2004 | ↓ | Tokyo International Women's Marathon |
| 2002 | 10Kilometr | 32:27 | - | Dec 13, 2002 | ↑ | Doha (QAT) |
| 2002 | Marathon | 2:22:19 | - | Oct 20, 2002 | ↓ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 2001 | 1500m | 4:12.27 | - | Jan 27, 2001 | ↓ | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | 1500m-short-track | 4:12.27 | - | Jan 27, 2001 | - | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | 3000m | 8:27.62 | - | Aug 17, 2001 | ↑ | Weltklasse Zürich |
| 2001 | 3000m-short-track | 8:43.38 | - | Feb 2, 2001 | - | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | 5000m | 14:31.69 | - | Aug 31, 2001 | ↑ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 2001 | 5000m-short-track | 14:49.36 | - | Feb 11, 2001 | - | Dortmund (GER) (i) |
| 2001 | CrossCount | 27:52 | - | Mar 25, 2001 | ↓ | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
| 2001 | 10000m | 31:49.98 | - | Aug 7, 2001 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
| 2000 | 1500m | 4:12.72 | - | May 23, 2000 | ↓ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 2000 | 3000m | 8:36.92 | - | Jul 8, 2000 | ↑ | Nice (FRA) |
| 2000 | 5000m | 14:30.88 | - | Aug 5, 2000 | ↑ | Hechtel (BEL) |
| 2000 | CrossCount | 25:48 | - | Mar 18, 2000 | ↓ | 28th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Vilamoura |
| 2000 | 10000m | 30:22.48 | - | Sep 30, 2000 | ↑ | The XXVII Olympic Games |
| 2000 | 15Kilometr | 48:32 | - | Nov 19, 2000 | ↑ | Nijmegen (NED) |
| 1999 | 1500m | 4:03.14 | - | May 30, 1999 | ↓ | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 1999 | 3000m | 8:29.72 | - | Jul 7, 1999 | ↑ | Roma Golden Gala |
| 1999 | CrossCount | 28:00 | - | Mar 27, 1999 | ↓ | 27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Belfast |
| 1999 | 10000m | 30:24.56 | - | Aug 26, 1999 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| 1998 | 1500m | 4:01.47 | - | Jul 19, 1998 | ↓ | Stuttgart (GER) |
| 1998 | 3000m | 8:29.24 | - | Jul 29, 1998 | ↑ | Paris (FRA) |
| 1998 | 5000m | 14:36.08 | - | Sep 1, 1998 | ↑ | Berlin ISTAF |
| 1998 | CrossCount | 25:49 | - | Mar 21, 1998 | ↓ | 26th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Marrakech |
| 1998 | RoadRelay | 2:21:15 | - | Apr 18, 1998 | - | Manaus (BRA) |
| 1997 | 1500m | 4:07.50 | - | May 31, 1997 | ↓ | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 1997 | 3000m | 8:48.31 | - | Jun 25, 1997 | ↑ | Paris (FRA) |
| 1997 | 5000m | 14:54.05 | - | Jun 29, 1997 | ↑ | Sheffield (GBR) |
| 1997 | 5Kilometre | 15:35 | - | Jun 8, 1997 | ↓ | Bern (SUI) |
| 1997 | CrossCount | 21:00 | - | Mar 23, 1997 | ↓ | 25th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Torino |
| 1997 | 10000m | 32:05.73 | - | Aug 2, 1997 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
| 1996 | 1500m | 4:12.25 | - | May 24, 1996 | ↓ | Rhede (GER) |
| 1996 | 5000m | 14:46.45 | - | Aug 16, 1996 | ↑ | Köln (GER) |
| 1996 | 5Kilometre | 15:28 | - | Jun 9, 1996 | ↓ | Bern (SUI) |
| 1996 | CrossCount | 17:32 | - | Dec 28, 1996 | ↓ | - |
| 1996 | 10000m | 31:06.65 | - | Aug 2, 1996 | ↑ | The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 1996 | 10MilesRoa | 54:09 | - | Sep 22, 1996 | ↑ | Amsterdam (NED) |
| 1995 | 5000m | 15:25.85 | - | Jun 5, 1995 | ↑ | FBK Stadium, Hengelo (NED) |
| 1995 | CrossCount | 20:49 | - | Mar 25, 1995 | ↓ | 23rd IAAF/SNICKERS World Cross Country Championships |
| 1995 | 10000m | 32:17.41 | - | Aug 6, 1995 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships |
| 1995 | 15Kilometr | 50:17 | - | May 1, 1995 | ↑ | Le Puy-en-Velay (FRA) |
| 1994 | CrossCount | 21:38 | - | Mar 26, 1994 | ↓ | 22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1992 | CrossCount | 14:04 | - | Mar 21, 1992 | ↓ | 20th IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
| 1992 | 10000m | 32:41.57 | - | Sep 19, 1992 | ↑ | Olympic Stadium, Seoul (KOR) |
| 1991 | CrossCount | 14:33 | - | Mar 24, 1991 | ↓ | 19th IAAF World Cross Country Championships |
2009
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:26:54 | - | Apr 26 | London Marathon |
2008
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:29:25 | - | Nov 2 | New York City Marathon |
Semi | 1:08:51 | - | Oct 5 | South Shields BUPA Great North Run, South Shields |
Marathon | DNF | - | Aug 15 | The XXIX Olympic Games, National Stadium, Beijing |
Marathon | 2:25:37 | - | Apr 13 | London Marathon |
Semi | 1:11:30 | - | Mar 1 | Abu Dhabi Shekih Zayed Half Marathon, Abu Dhabi |
2007
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:23:32 | - | Nov 4 | New York City Marathon |
Marathon | 2:23:17 | - | Sep 30 | Berlin Marathon |
Marathon | 2:21:45 | - | Apr 22 | London Marathon |
Marathon | 2:21:45 | - | Apr 21 | - |
Semi | 1:14:14 | - | Feb 4 | Coamo San Blas Half Marathon, Coamo |
Semi | 1:13:25 | - | Jan 14 | Egmond aan Zee Nike Half Marathon, Egmond aan Zee |
2006
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15Kilometr | 47:31 | - | Nov 19 | Nijmegen Zevenheuvelenloop, Nijmegen |
Marathon | 2:21:34 | - | Sep 24 | Berlin Marathon |
15Kilometr | 49:31 | - | Jul 9 | Utica Boilemaker, Utica, NY |
10Kilometr | 31:55 | - | Jul 4 | Atlanta Peachtree Road Race, Atlanta, GA |
10Kilometr | 33:43 | - | Jun 25 | Sunderland Great Women Race, Sunderland |
10Kilometr | 31:56 | - | Jun 10 | New York Mini 10K, New York, NY |
10Kilometr | 31:13 | - | May 21 | Manchester BUPA Great Run, Manchester |
Marathon | 2:25:26 | - | Mar 19 | - |
Marathon | 2:25:26 | - | Mar 18 | Los Angeles Marathon, Los Angeles, CA |
Semi | 1:10:25 | - | Feb 5 | Granollers Half Marathon, Granollers |
2005
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:27:40 | - | Nov 6 | New York City Marathon |
10MilesRoa | 51:30 | - | Sep 18 | Dam tot Damloop, Amsterdam |
3000m | 8:36.22 | - | Jul 29 | Oslo Bislett Games |
5000m | 14:58.58 | - | Jul 23 | Heusden-Zolder KBC Night of Athletics, Heusden-Zolder |
5000m | 15:02.34 | - | Jul 8 | Roma Golden Gala |
Marathon | 2:30:55 | - | Jun 5 | San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, San Diego, CA |
CrossCount | 27:20 | - | Mar 20 | 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne |
CrossCount | 27:20 | - | Mar 19 | 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships, St-Etienne |
2004
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:32:07 | - | Nov 21 | Tokyo International Women's Marathon |
2002
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 32:27 | - | Dec 13 | Doha 10 km, Doha |
Marathon | 2:22:19 | - | Oct 20 | Amsterdam Marathon, Amsterdam |
Marathon | 2:22:20 | - | Oct 20 | - |
2001
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 9:32.29 | - | Sep 9 | Melbourne IAAF Grand Prix Final, Melbourne |
5000m | 14:31.69 | - | Aug 31 | Berlin ISTAF |
3000m | 8:31.40 | - | Aug 24 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme |
3000m | 8:27.62 | - | Aug 17 | Weltklasse Zürich |
10000m | 31:49.98 | - | Aug 7 | IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
10000m | 31:49.98 | - | Aug 3 | IAAF World Championships, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton |
3000m | 8:45.82 | - | Jun 8 | Sevilla Meeting Atletismo, Sevilla |
5000m | 14:57.00 | - | Jun 4 | Hengelo Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo |
CrossCount | 14:46 | - | Mar 25 | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
CrossCount | 27:52 | - | Mar 25 | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
CrossCount | 27:52 | - | Mar 24 | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
CrossCount | 14:46 | - | Mar 24 | 29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Ostende |
5000m-short-track | 14:49.36 | - | Feb 11 | Dortmund Sparkassen Indoor Meeting, Dortmund (i) |
3000m-short-track | 8:43.38 | - | Feb 2 | Erfurt TEAG-Indoor, Erfurt (i) |
1500m-short-track | 4:12.27 | - | Jan 27 | Karlsruhe LBBW-Meeting, Karlsruhe (i) |
2000
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
15Kilometr | 48:32 | - | Nov 19 | Nijmegen 15 km, Nijmegen |
Honours
London Marathon
Marathon
New York City Marathon
Marathon
London Marathon
Marathon
Berlin Marathon
Marathon
London Marathon
Marathon
New York City Marathon
Marathon
Berlin Marathon
Marathon
New York City Marathon
Marathon
33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Short Race
29th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
IAAF World Championships
10,000 Metres
The XXVII Olympic Games
10,000 Metres
28th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
The XXVII Olympic Games
5000 Metres
IAAF World Championships
10,000 Metres
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
Johannesburg All-Africa Games
10,000 Metres
Ethiopian Championships
10,000 Metres
26th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
Moskva IAAF Grand Prix Final
3000 Metres
25th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Long Race
24th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
Milano IAAF Grand Prix Final
5000 Metres
The XXVI Olympic Games
10,000 Metres
23rd IAAF/SNICKERS World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country Senior Race
Seoul IAAF World Junior Championships
10,000 Metres
20th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
19th IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Cross Country U20 Race
Frequently asked questions
What is Gete Wami's 10 000 m personal best?
Gete Wami's 10 000 m personal best is 30:22.48, set on Sep 30, 2000 in Olympic Stadium, Sydney (AUS), #50 on the all-time list.
Which events does Gete Wami compete in?
Gete Wami competes in the 10 000 m and 5000 m.
How did Gete Wami perform in 2009?
2009 season best: 2:26:54, set on Apr 26, 2009 in London (GBR). Last competition: London Marathon on Apr 26, 2009, 2:26:54.
How many medals has Gete Wami won?
Gete Wami has won 3 Olympic Games medals and 2 World Championships medals.