Facts: - sport: track , long-distance running - event: 5000 metres , 10,000 metres - pb: '' ' 10,000 metres '' ' : 27:16.69 ' 5000 metres '' ' : 13:04.55 '' - height: 1.84 - caption: teklemariam 2012 summer olympic games medhin at the men 's 10000m final - - updated: 22 july 2012 - country: eri - birth date: 24 june 1989 - weight: 61 kg lb on - image: teklemariam medhin.jpg - birth place: hazega Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of teklemariam medhin .
teklemariam medhin weldeslassie -lrb- born 24 june 1989 in hazega -rrb- is an eritrean long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres .he represented his country at the 2012 summer olympics .