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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Miruts YIFTER

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    15 MAY 1944     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14349904

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
5000 Metres 13:13.82 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (GER) 04 SEP 1977 1159
10,000 Metres 27:40.96 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 03 SEP 1972 1161

Legend

* Not legal.

Indoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
3000 Metres 7:51.3h Ottawa (CAN) 10 FEB 1979 1131
Two Miles 8:28.8h New York, NY (USA) 25 JAN 1974 1143
5000 Metres 13:34.2h Louisville, KY (USA) 09 FEB 1974 1135

Legend

* Not legal.

Outdoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1980 13:16.34 Bratislava (TCH) 07 JUN 1980
1979 13:20.8h Moskva (URS) 27 JUL 1979
1978 13:41.6h Tbilisi (GEO) 16 JUN 1978
1977 13:13.82 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (GER) 04 SEP 1977
1976 13:24.4h Montréal (CAN) 14 JUL 1976
1975 13:38.93 Durham, NC (USA) 19 JUL 1975
1972 13:33.8h Helsinki (FIN) 29 JUN 1972

Outdoor

10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1982 28:31.4h Kiev (URS) 10 JUL 1982
1981 28:03.23 Pisa (ITA) 26 AUG 1981
1980 27:42.69 Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) 27 JUL 1980
1979 27:44.2h Moskva (URS) 21 JUL 1979
1978 28:47.1h Tbilisi (GEO) 17 JUN 1978
1977 27:50.39 Viareggio (ITA) 03 AUG 1977
1976 28:26.4h Zanzibar (TAN) 29 MAY 1976
1975 28:09.14 Montréal (CAN) 25 JUL 1975
1972 27:40.96 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 03 SEP 1972

Indoor

3000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1978/79 7:51.3h Ottawa (CAN) 10 FEB 1979

Indoor

Two Miles

Performance Place Date
1973/74 8:28.8h New York, NY (USA) 25 JAN 1974

Indoor

5000 Metres

Performance Place Date
1973/74 13:34.2h Louisville, KY (USA) 09 FEB 1974

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:20.91 Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) 01 AUG 1980
1. 10,000 Metres 27:42.69 Lenin Stadium, Moskva (URS) 27 JUL 1980
3. 10,000 Metres 27:40.96 Olympiastadion, München (GER) 03 SEP 1972

Honours - World (Continental) Cup

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. 5000 Metres 13:35.9h Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) 26 AUG 1979
1. 10,000 Metres 27:53.07 Olympic Stadium, Montréal (CAN) 24 AUG 1979
1. 5000 Metres 13:13.82 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (GER) 04 SEP 1977
1. 10,000 Metres 28:32.3h Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf (GER) 02 SEP 1977
Results in:

Long Race

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
20 MAR 1983 11th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Gateshead GBRGBR GW F1 67. 38:37

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