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Roba Gari
Roba Gari (Amharic: ሮባ ጋር; born 12 April 1982) is an Ethiopian runner, who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He finished tenth at the 2007 World Championships, in his major international debut. His personal best time is 8:06.16 minutes, achieved at the IAAF Diamond League in May 2012 in Doha.
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3000mSt | 8:41.83 | - | Jun 1, 2016 | ↓ | Montbéliard (FRA) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:22:18 | - | Jan 9, 2015 | ↓ | Doha (QAT) |
| 2014 | Marathon | 2:15:32 | - | Oct 26, 2014 | ↓ | Rennes (FRA) |
| 2013 | 3000mSt | 8:12.22 | - | Jul 6, 2013 | ↓ | Paris Meeting AREVA |
| 2012 | 3000mSt | 8:06.16 | - | May 11, 2012 | ↓ | Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
| 2011 | 3000mSt | 8:10.03 | - | Jul 8, 2011 | ↓ | Paris Meeting AREVA, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline |
| 2010 | 3000m | 7:43.38 | - | May 19, 2010 | ↓ | Belém (BRA) |
| 2010 | 3000mSt | 8:09.87 | - | Sep 5, 2010 | ↓ | IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Poljud Stadion, Split |
| 2010 | 5000m | 13:37.13 | - | May 23, 2010 | ↓ | Rio de Janeiro (BRA) |
| 2009 | 3000m | 8:02.49 | - | Feb 12, 2009 | ↓ | Mustasaari (FIN) (i) |
| 2009 | 3000mSt | 8:11.32 | - | Sep 13, 2009 | ↓ | Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki |
| 2008 | 3000Metres | 7:42.12 | - | Feb 9, 2008 | - | Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000m | 7:42.12 | - | Feb 9, 2008 | ↓ | Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) (i) |
| 2008 | 3000mSt | 8:22.07 | - | Jun 16, 2008 | ↓ | Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE) |
| 2008 | 5000m | 13:33.17 | - | Jun 27, 2008 | ↓ | Villeneuve d'Ascq (FRA) |
| 2007 | 2000Metres | 5:19.96 | - | May 19, 2007 | - | Herrera (ESP) |
| 2007 | 3000mSt | 8:15.05 | - | May 27, 2007 | ↓ | Brazzaville (CGO) |
| 2006 | 3000mSt | 9:07.47 | - | May 29, 2006 | ↓ | Addis Abeba (ETH) |
| 2005 | 3000mSt | 8:30.20 | - | Jul 26, 2005 | ↓ | Stockholm (SWE) |
2016
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:41.83 | - | Jun 1 | Montbéliard Meeting National, Montbéliard |
2015
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:22:18 | - | Jan 9 | Doha Marathon, Doha |
2014
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:15:32 | - | Oct 26 | Rennes Marathon, Rennes |
2013
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:45.06 | - | Aug 12 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:45.06 | - | Aug 10 | IAAF World Championships, Luzhniki Stadion, Moskva |
3000mSt | 8:12.22 | - | Jul 6 | Paris Meeting AREVA |
3000mSt | 8:24.30 | - | Jun 27 | Golden Spike Ostrava 2013, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava |
3000mSt | 8:24.66 | - | Jun 13 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:14.39 | - | Jun 9 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Rabat |
2012
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:25.97 | - | Aug 23 | Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:20.00 | - | Aug 5 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:20.68 | - | Aug 3 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:20.00 | - | Aug 3 | The XXX Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, London |
3000mSt | 8:13.65 | - | Jul 6 | Paris Meeting AREVA, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:08.85 | - | Jun 10 | Brazzaville CAA Grand Prix, Brazzaville |
3000mSt | 8:10.04 | - | May 27 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Rabat |
3000mSt | 8:06.16 | - | May 11 | Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:19.62 | - | May 6 | Kawasaki Golden Grand Prix, Kawasaki |
2011
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:18.42 | - | Sep 11 | Maputo All-Africa Games, Maputo |
3000mSt | 8:18.37 | - | Sep 1 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
3000mSt | 8:20.28 | - | Aug 29 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
3000mSt | 8:18.37 | - | Aug 27 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
3000mSt | 8:20.28 | - | Aug 27 | IAAF World Championships, DS, Daegu |
3000mSt | 8:12.10 | - | Jul 22 | Monaco Herculis |
3000mSt | 8:10.03 | - | Jul 8 | Paris Meeting AREVA, Stade de France, Paris-St-Denis - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:12.74 | - | Jul 3 | Zhukovskiy Znamenskiy Memorial, Meteor, Zhukovskiy |
3000mSt | 8:10.41 | - | Jun 9 | Oslo ExxonMobil Bislett Games, Bislett Stadion, Oslo - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:11.34 | - | Jun 4 | Eugene Prefontaine Classic |
3000mSt | 8:15.16 | - | May 31 | Golden Spike Ostrava 2011, Mestský Stadion, Ostrava |
3000mSt | 8:40.5HT | - | Mar 12 | Addis Abeba |
2010
16 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 7:45.85 | - | Sep 7 | Arzana Meeting Terra Sarda, Arzana |
3000mSt | 8:09.87 | - | Sep 5 | IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Poljud Stadion, Split |
3000mSt | 8:09.87 | - | Sep 4 | IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup, Poljud Stadion, Split |
3000mSt | 8:13.15 | - | Aug 27 | Bruxelles Memorial van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles - EU Cup |
3000mSt | 8:18.35 | - | Aug 24 | Villeneuve d'Ascq Meeting Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq |
3000mSt | DNS | - | Aug 5 | Stockholm DN Galan, Olympiastadion, Stockholm - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:27.15 | - | Jul 30 | Nairobi African Championships, Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi |
3000mSt | 8:18.35 | - | Jul 8 | Athletissima Lausanne, Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:15.00 | - | Jul 1 | Velenje International Meeting, Velenje |
3000mSt | 8:10.59 | - | Jun 26 | Zhukovskiy Znamenskiy Memorial, Meteor, Zhukovskiy |
3000mSt | 8:18.56 | - | Jun 6 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat, Rabat |
3000mSt | 8:32.08 | - | May 26 | Uberlandia Grande Prêmio Caixa Sesi de Atletismo, Uberlandia |
5000m | 13:37.13 | - | May 23 | Rio de Janeiro Grande Prêmio Rio Caixa de Atletismo, Rio de Janeiro |
3000m | 7:43.38 | - | May 19 | Belém GP Caixa Governo do Pará, Belém |
3000mSt | 8:10.29 | - | May 14 | Doha IAAF Diamond League Meeting, Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha - Diamond Discipline |
3000mSt | 8:32.45 | - | May 1 | Ethiopian Championships, Addis Abeba |
2009
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 8:11.32 | - | Sep 13 | Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki |
3000mSt | 8:11.32 | - | Sep 12 | Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki |
3000mSt | 8:15.50 | - | Sep 4 | Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme |
3000mSt | 8:12.40 | - | Aug 18 | IAAF World Championships |
Honours
The XXX Olympic Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Maputo All-Africa Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Nairobi African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Ethiopian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Nairobi African Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup
3000 Metres Steeplechase
IAAF World Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Ethiopian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Algiers All-African Games
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Ethiopian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase
Ethiopian Championships
3000 Metres Steeplechase