Almensh Belete

Almensh Belete (born 26 July 1989 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Belgian long-distance runner.^[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 5000 metres, finishing 11th in her heat^[2] and 19th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. She also represented Belgium at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships.

Her sister, Mimi Belete, is also a runner, competing internationally for Bahrain.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belgium
2012	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	8th	5000 m	15:22.15
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	19th (h)	5000 m	15:10.24
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	5th	3000 m	9:03.89
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	16th (h)	5000 m	16:03.03
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	15th	10,000 m	33:03.87
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	21st	10,000 m	32:47.62
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	–	10,000 m	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 800 metres – 2:06.29 (Ghent 2008)
• 1500 metres – 4:06.87 (Heusden-Zolder 2010)
• One mile – 4:28.11 (Leuven 2012)
• 3000 metres – 8:51.70 (Rieti 2013)
• 5000 metres – 15:03.63 (Leuven 2011)
• 10,000 metres – 31:43.05 (Palo Alto 2014)

Indoor

• 1500 metres – 4:11.36 (Ghent 2013)
• 3000 metres – 8:54.14 (Eaubonne 2013)

References