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ibrahim jeilan

ibrahim jeilan gashu -lrb- amharic : ዕብራህም ጅእላን ጋሹ ; born 12 june 1989 -rrb- is an ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres on the track , as well as cross country running .
he is a former world champion in 10,000 metres .
after winning silver at the 2005 world youth championships , he rose to prominence in 2006 by winning the ethiopian 10,000 m title and a gold at the iaaf world junior championships in athletics .
he then ran a world youth best of 27:02.81 over 10,000 m -- also the second best ever run by a junior after samuel wanjiru .
after an underwhelming 2007 season he scored greater success in 2008 , becoming the 2008 world junior cross country champion and then taking the 10,000 m silver at the african championships .
he also won the long-running giro di castelbuono road race in italy .
he failed to continue this form the following year and ran only a handful of major races , including the beach to beacon 10k .
he is currently based on saitama , japan and coached by kiyoshi akimoto .
