Abadi Hadis (6 November 1997 – 4 February 2020) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He placed 15th over 10,000 metres at the 2016 Olympics.[2]
 Hadis at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 February 2020 (aged 22) Mekelle, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 3000m - half marathon | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 3000 m – 7:39.10 (2015) 5000 m – 12:56.27 (2018) 10,000 m – 26:56.46 (2019) Half marathon – 58:44 (2018)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won a bronze medal at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. He is one of just five men in history to have bettered 13 minutes for 5000m, 27 minutes for 10,000m and 59 minutes for the half marathon.
Hadis died in February 2020 at the age of 22 while being treated in a hospital for an unspecified illness.[3]
References
edit- ^ Abadi Hadis iaaf.org
- ^ "Abadi Hadis". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Ethiopian distance runner Hadis dies". worldathletics.org. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
External links
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