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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Abraham CHERKOS

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    23 SEP 1989     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14181448

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
1500 Metres 3:42.91 Zürich (SUI) 19 AUG 2005 1068
3000 Metres 7:31.81 Rieti (ITA) 06 SEP 2009 1228
Two Miles 8:16.07 Eugene, OR (USA) 28 MAY 2006 1174
5000 Metres 12:54.19 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 14 JUL 2006 1231
5 Kilometres 13:15 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 09 APR 2006 1175
10 Kilometres 29:04 Scicli (ITA) 26 SEP 2009 1044
10 Kilometres 28:14 * Atlanta, GA (USA) 04 JUL 2010 1088
Half Marathon 1:01:42 * Ostia (ITA) 27 FEB 2011 1110
Marathon 2:07:08 Seoul (KOR) 16 MAR 2014 1213
Marathon 2:06:13 * Boston, MA (USA) 18 APR 2011 1199

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:34.05 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 14 FEB 2009 1239
5000 Metres 13:07.83 Praha (CZE) 26 FEB 2009 1233

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2015

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Marathon 2:08:14 Seoul (KOR) 15 MAR 2015 1193

Outdoor

1500 Metres

Performance Place Date
2005 3:42.91 Zürich (SUI) 19 AUG 2005

Outdoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009 7:31.81 Rieti (ITA) 06 SEP 2009
2007 8:09.70 Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 07 SEP 2007
2006 7:32.37 Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 11 JUL 2006
2005 7:43.00 Rieti (ITA) 28 AUG 2005

Outdoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
2006 8:16.07 Eugene, OR (USA) 28 MAY 2006

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2008 12:57.56 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 01 JUN 2008
2007 13:05.83 Ostrava (CZE) 27 JUN 2007
2006 12:54.19 Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 14 JUL 2006
2005 13:25.65 Olympiastadion, Berlin (GER) 04 SEP 2005

Outdoor

5 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2009 13:19 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 05 APR 2009
2006 13:15 Carlsbad, CA (USA) 09 APR 2006

Outdoor

10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2010 29:54 Tao Baja (PUR) 30 MAY 2010
2009 29:04 Scicli (ITA) 26 SEP 2009

Outdoor

Marathon

Performance Place Date
2015 2:08:14 Seoul (KOR) 15 MAR 2015
2014 2:07:08 Seoul (KOR) 16 MAR 2014
2012 2:12:46 London (GBR) 22 APR 2012
2010 2:07:29 Amsterdam (NED) 17 OCT 2010

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2009/10 7:34.38 Stockholm (SWE) 10 FEB 2010
2008/09 7:34.05 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 14 FEB 2009
2007/08 7:38.03 Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (GER) 02 FEB 2008

Indoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2008/09 13:07.83 Praha (CZE) 26 FEB 2009

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
5. 5000 Metres 13:16.46 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 23 AUG 2008

Honours - World Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
8. 5000 Metres 13:51.01 Nagai Stadium, Osaka (JPN) 02 SEP 2007

Honours - World Indoor Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 3000 Metres 7:49.96 Velódromo Luis Puig, Valencia (ESP) 09 MAR 2008

Honours - World U20 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:08.57 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz (POL) 13 JUL 2008
2. 5000 Metres 13:35.95 Chaoyang Sport Center, Beijing (CHN) 20 AUG 2006

Honours - World U18 Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 3000 Metres 8:00.90 Sidi Youssef Ben Ali, Marrakesh (MAR) 16 JUL 2005

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. 5000 Metres 13:14.90 Algiers (ALG) 22 JUL 2007

Honours - World Athletics Final

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
3. 5000 Metres 13:49.66 Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart (GER) 10 SEP 2006
Results in:

Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
15 MAR 2015 Seoul Marathon, Seoul KORKOR B F 5. 2:08:14
01 NOV 2015 Seoul JoongAng Marathon, Seoul KORKOR B F 3. 2:09:22

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