Mizan Alem
{{Short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}}
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{{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}}
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{{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Nairobi|5000 m}}
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Mizan Alem (born 22 January 2002){{cite web |title=Mizan ALEM – Athlete Profile |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/mizan-alem-14848748 |website=World Athletics |access-date=1 January 2023}} is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She won the gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships.{{Cite web |date=22 August 2021 |title=Mizan Alem wins gold in U20 World Championships Women’s 5,000m |url=https://www.fanabc.com/english/mizan-alem-wins-gold-in-u20-world-championships-womens-5000m/ |access-date=22 August 2021 |website=Fana Broadcasting Corporate}}
Career
Alem gained her first international experience at age 17, in March 2019, finishing seventh in the under-20 women's race (5.856 km) at the World Cross Country Championships held in Aarhus, Denmark.
In August 2021, she claimed the gold medal in the 5000 metres at the World U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.
The 21-year-old placed second in the 3000 metres standings of the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Tour, finishing also second behind only Gudaf Tsegay at the tour's Birmingham Final with a new personal best of 8:31.20.{{Cite web |title=World Indoor Tour – Standings 2023 |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/standings/2023/women |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=World Athletics}}{{Cite web |title=Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final 2023 – Women's 3000m indoor |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-indoor-tour/calendar-results/7165950/result?eventId=10229584&gender=W |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=World Athletics}} In May that year, at a London meet called "The Night of the 10,000m PBs", Alem set a UK all-comers' record (best performance on country's soil) of 29:59.03 to win the women's race. She became the 12th woman in history to break the 30-minute barrier, moving up to 11th place on the world all-time list.{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Steven |date=22 May 2023 |title=World and European leads highlight Halle while national 10,000m records tumble in London |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/world-and-european-leads-highlight-halle-national-records-tumble-in-london |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=European Athletics}}{{Cite web |last=Henderson |first=Jason |date=21 May 2023 |title=Paul Chelimo and Mizan Alem Adane impress at Night of the 10,000m PBs |url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/paul-chelimo-and-mizan-alem-adane-impress-at-night-of-the-10000m-pbs-1039968002/ |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=AW}}
Personal bests
- 3000 metres indoor – 8:31.20 (Birmingham 2023)
- 5000 metres – 14:46.20 (Hengelo 2021)
- 10,000 metres – 29:59.03 (London 2023) 11th woman of all time
References
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External links
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{{Footer World Junior Champions women's 5000 metres}}
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Category:Ethiopian female long-distance runners
Category:World Athletics U20 Championships winners
Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportswomen
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