Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | 20 December 2006 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 1500 metres, 3000 metres |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 3:34.83 (Torun, 2024) WU20R 3000m: 7:33.04 (Lievin, 2024) 5000m 12:56.37 (Shanghai, 2024) 5km (road): 13.04 (Al Khobar, 2023) |
Biniam Mehary (born 20 December 2006) is an Ethiopian middle and long-distance runner. In February 2024, he set a new under-20 world record in the 1500 metres indoors.[1]
Mehary competed in Toruń at the Copernicus Cup in February 2024 as a 17 year-old, he set a new under-20 world record in the 1500 metres of 3:34.83 beating the record set had been set by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 2019.[2][3] He then ran 7:33.04 to finish second in the 3000m at the 2024 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin.[4][5]
He was selected to run for Ethiopia at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow in the 1500m.[6] He qualified for the final before finishing in ninth place overall.[7]
He finished second at the 2024 Diamond League Shanghai over 5000 metres in a personal best time of 12:56.37.[8][9]