Hailu Mekonnen
Achievements

Hailu Mekonnen

Section Title: Achievements
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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes

Representing Ethiopia

1998	World Cross Country Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	Junior race (8 km)	22:51

1st	Junior team competition	16 pts

World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	5th	5000 m	14:06.30

African Championships	Dakar, Senegal	2nd	5000 m	13:38.19

1999	World Cross Country Championships	Belfast, Northern Ireland	3rd	Short race (4.236 km)	12:35

3rd	Team competition	55 pts

1st	Junior race (8.012 km)	25:38

2nd	Junior team competition	24 pts

World Championships	Seville, Spain	7th	5000 m	13:18.97

All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	1st	1500 m	3:39.73

2000	World Cross Country Championships	Vilamoura, Portugal	6th	Short race (4.18 km)	11:27

2nd	Team competition	46 pts

Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	7th (semis)	1500 m	3:40.92

2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	7th	1500 m	3:52.72

World Cross Country Championships	Oostende, Belgium	10th	Short race (4.1 km)	13:03

2nd	Team competition	51 pts

World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	8th	5000 m	13:20.24

Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	4th	5000 m	15:26.70

2002	World Cross Country Championships	Dublin, Ireland	3rd	Short race (4.208 km)	12:20

2nd	Team competition	32 pts

2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	2nd	5000 m	13:26.73

Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	5000 m	13:49.08

2009	World Half Marathon Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	—	Half marathon	DNF

Sentence(s)

Mekonnen won the silver medal in the 5000 m at the 1998 African Championships.

final_sentence: Mekonnen won the silver medal in the 5000 m at the 1998 African Championships.