Haimro Alame
{{short description|Israeli long-distance runner (born 1990)}}
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| native_name = አይሜሮ አላሚያ
איימרו עלמיה
| birth_name = Haimro Almaya; Aimeru Almeya
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| birth_place = Ethiopia
| nationality = Ethiopian (former), Israeli (current)
| country = {{ISR}}
| height = 1.75m{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/haimro-alame_1571859|title=ALAME Haimro}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-sports.org/haimro-almaya-athletics-spf534383.html|title=Athletics - Haimro Almaya (Israel)|website=www.the-sports.org}}
| sport = Running
| event = 10,000 metres, Half marathon, Marathon
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| club = Hapoel Athletic Oren Hasharon{{Cite web|url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/olympic-sports/Article-826448/|title=שיא אישי חדש לאיימרו עלמיה, שקבע את הקריטריון לטוקיו|date=December 1, 2019|website=ספורט 1}}
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Haimro Alame ({{langx|am|አይሜሮ አላሚያ}};{{Cite web|url=https://haipo.co.il/am/item/40015|title=እ.ኤ.አ. በ28 የሃይፋ ውድድር 2016 ጉዳቶች በተለያዩ ምክንያቶች ህክምና ተደርጎላቸዋል}} {{langx|he|איימרו עלמיה}}; born 8 June 1990), also known as Haimro Almaya and Aimeru Almeya, is a runner. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Israel internationally. In the 2014 European Team Championships he took second in the 5000 metres, and in the 2015 European Games in Baku, he came in third in the 5000 m. Alame was as of 2018 the Israeli record holder at 10,000 metres. He qualified in the marathon to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Alame was born in Ethiopia, to a Beta Israel (Ethiopian-Jewish) family, and immigrated to Israel with his family in 2004. His track club is Hapoel Athletic Oren Hasharon.
Athlete career
Alame was as of 2019 the Israeli national record holder at 10,000m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ec2018results.com/results/resECG2018/pdf/ECG2018/ATH/ECG2018_ATH_C24A_ATH-------------------------------.pdf|title="European Athletics Championships 2018"}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.apulanta.fi/matti/yu/nrs/ISR_Men.html#10000m|title=National Lists of Israel (Men)|website=www.apulanta.fi}} As of 2018 his personal bests were 10,000m: 28:09.42; 5000m: 13:52.76; 1500m: 3:47.73.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/night-of-10k-pbs/night-of-10000m-pbs-men-ready-to-produce-fireworks/16235|title=Night of 10,000m PBs: men ready to produce fireworks|date=May 16, 2018}}
He came in 1st in the Israeli national championships in the 1500m in 2014, 5000m in 2013/2014/2015/2016, and 10,000m in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/israel/haimro-almaya-14584604|title=Haimro ALMAYA | Profile|website=www.worldathletics.org}}{{Cite web|url=https://more.arrs.run/runner/37527|title=ARRS - Runner: Aimeru Almeya|website=more.arrs.run}} Alame won the 2015 Israeli Cross Country Championships (10.7 km). In 2013 he set the course record in the 10000m in the Jerusalem Marathon with a time of 31:19. He won the 2017 Tel Aviv International Half Marathon, and came in 2nd in the 2018 Tiberias Half Marathon. In 2018 he came in 10th in the IAAF World Half Marathon team event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-sports.org/athletics-iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships-results-2018-men-epm72723.html#315729|title=Athletics: IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2018 - Results Men|website=the-sports.org}}
In the 2014 European Team Championships Alame took second in the 5000 m behind Hayle Ibrahimov. Representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, he came in third in the 5000m, with a time of 14:38.96 min behind Roman Prodius and Hayle Ibrahimov, and earned a bronze medal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.historiadeportiva.com/2015/06/juegos-europeos-baku-2015-atletismo-en.html|title=Juegos Europeos Bakú 2015 - Atletismo - Historia Deportiva|website=www.historiadeportiva.com}}
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In the marathon Alame came in 22nd in Rotterdam in 2017. He won the 2019 Tiberias Marathon with a time of 2:15:16.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20190111/282342565986342|title=Almaya in for World Champs|website=The Jewish Chronicle}} As of 2020 his personal best in the marathon was 2h07:45. He won the 2025 Houston Marathon with a time of 2:08:17.{{Cite web |title=Houston Marathon Results |url=https://www.timingproductions.com/results-site/houston |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.timingproductions.com}}
Alame qualified in the marathon to represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-5635125,00.html|title=מרתון: איימרו עלמיה השיג את הקריטריון לטוקיו|date=December 1, 2019|website=ynet |last1=אהרוני |first1=אורן }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.fromthegrapevine.com/travel/2020-summer-olympics-tokyo-israel-team-athletes-qualifed|title=These Israeli athletes have qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics|website=From the Grapevine}}{{Cite web|url=https://worldisraelnews.com/olympic-dreams-of-52-promising-israeli-athletes-put-on-hold/|title=Olympic dreams of 52 promising Israeli athletes put on hold|website=WIN|date=26 March 2020 }} He qualified after running the 2019 Valencia Marathon in 2:11:02 hours, the third-best Israeli time ever.{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/sport/other/1.8201275|title=נציג נוסף לישראל במרתון: איימרו עלמיה קבע את הקריטריון האולימפי לטוקיו|newspaper=הארץ}}[https://www.one.co.il/Article/348579.html "איימרו עלמיה קבע את הקריטריון לטוקיו 2020"], One.[https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/711815 "האצן סיים את מרתון ולנסיה עם שיא אישי בתוצאה ;איימרו עלמיה הבטיח את מקומו בטוקיו 2020"], Israel HaYom.
References
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External links
- {{World Athletics}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|haimro-alame}}
- {{Olympedia}}
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- [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/haimro-alame_1571859 Haimro Alame] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- [https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/aimeru-almeya_prs450608/person.shtml Haimro Alame] at Eurosport (as Aimeru Almeya)
- [https://marathonview.net/marathon-results-of-Haimro-Almaya Haimro Alame] at MarathonView.net (as Haimro Almaya)
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Category:Ethiopian emigrants to Israel
Category:Citizens of Israel through Law of Return
Category:Israeli male marathon runners
Category:Israeli male middle-distance runners
Category:Israeli male long-distance runners
Category:Israeli male cross country runners
Category:Israeli people of Ethiopian-Jewish descent
Category:Sportspeople of Ethiopian descent
Category:Jewish Israeli sportspeople
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Israel
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 European Games
Category:European Games medalists in athletics