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	Gete Wami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gete Wami (born December 11, 1974 in Debre Berhan) is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner.
		Wami won the 2006 Berlin Marathon finishing in front of Alina Kosgei and Monika Drybulska on September 24.
		Wami finished in second position during the race, nine seconds behind Mestewat Tufa who finished in 47:22.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gete_Wami (146 words)

	SCC-EVENTS.com > NEWS > Article
		Wami emerged a comfortable winner after taking control of the 10K contest with two kilometres remaining, ahead of Portugal's Analiasa Rosa and fellow Ethiopian Elfenesh Alemu.
		Wami 31, who after the birth of her daughter Eva in August 2003, has made a full-time return to athletics, now sees her future lying over the marathon distance.
		Wami always intending to follow the pace, broke-up the field with a devastating turn of speed after seven-and-half kilometres, before comfortably pulling ahead of her rivals.
	www.scc-events.com /news/news004485.en.html (428 words)

	africast.com - News List
		Compatriot Gete Wami tried to go with her but was left 20 metres adrift as Tulu crossed the line in 30 minutes 17.49 seconds.
		Wami, the world champion and silver medallist in Atlanta four years ago, was second in 30:22.48 with defending Olympic champion Fernanda Ribeiro of Portugal third in 30:22.88.
		Within 150 metres she was 15 metres clear of Wami and had left Ribeiro and Ratcliffe trailing.
	news.africast.com /article.php?newsID=3414&strRegion=East (507 words)

	Gete Wami - A Gregarious Athlete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Among friends and relatives, Gete is known for her smile and modesty.
		Gete was also first in the Cross Country held in South Africa in 1996 and ranks third in the world cross country challenge.
		The second child in her family, Gete is described by OMEDLA members as being very understanding and friendly.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2000/01/28-01-00/Gete.htm (497 words)

	Gete Wami Wins in 4-km & 5-mile Races, Paula Radcliff Tops 8-km Race, or Has She (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gete Wami, the 5,000m and 10,000m silver and bronze medallist in Sidney, and bronze medallist (10,000) in Atlanta, wins in a 5-mile road race, in Balmorals, Scotland followed by Paula Radcliff, a the Brit competitor in her own right and a challenger to Gete.
		This is the second win for Gete in a series of competitions she entered in recent weeks.
		Ms Radcliff had after a long and seemingly frustrating encounter with Gete Wami, succeeded in crossing the finishing line ahead of her in an 8-km cross-country race at Ousted some weeks back.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2001/04/20-04-01/Gete.htm (275 words)

	Gete Wami
		Gete Wami, the 10,000- meter bronze medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, won the 1999 world title in a time of 30 minutes, 24.56 seconds -- a World Championships record.
		Wami's victory in the 10,000 came two years after she missed the 1997 final with a pulled muscle in her right thigh.
		Similar to the backgrounds of several other Ethiopian runners, Wami started running as a child as a means of transportation to and from school.
	www.yebbo.com /sydneyolympic/1500M/Gete_Wami_/gete_wami_.html (278 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
		Gete Wami won the women’s race in 2.22.19, setting an Ethiopian and course record, as well.
		Gete Wami, the 1999 World 10,000m champion, decided only ten days ago to run her first marathon.
		Wami’s time was not only one of the fastest ever marathon debuts but also a national record for Ethiopia and a women’s course record.
	www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=19888.html (843 words)

	The Running Network -- National News -- Article
		Wami has the edge in titles and times, having won the world 10,000 metres in Seville '97, and an Olympic silver in Sydney 2000, along with a hatful of world cross country titles.
		The Kenyan ran fourth in New York '05, in 2.25.30, with Wami in seventh, in 2.27.40.
		Wami, 31, had her first child, Eva three years ago, while Kosgei, 29, has two children, Bill, aged 10, and Ruth, five.
	www.runningnetwork.com /news/berlin06preview2.html (608 words)

	news (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wami also said she had no intention of changing her controversial race tactics in order to appease critics, including Radcliffe and Kenya's Tegla Loroupe, the world championship silver and bronze medallists respectively behind Wami in Seville last year.
		Wami has five other brothers and sisters but she is the only one in the family to show any sporting aptitude.
		Wami is grateful though because, wherever her talent came from, it released her from a life even harder than that of a world-class runner.
	www.ethiopiafirst.com /news/2000/news585.html (746 words)

	Haile and Gete shine at Berlin Tournament
		Ethiopia's Gete Wami (C) poses with Salina Kosgei (R) of Kenya and Monica Drybulska (L) of Poland during the winners ceremony after the women's competition of the 33rd Berlin marathon in front of the Brandenburg Gate September 24, 2006.
		Wami made it a double victory for Ethiopia by winning the women's race in 2:21:34, a national record, ahead of Kosgei in second and Drybulska in third.
		It was only at the very end when Wami was exhausted that she ran slower.
	www.ethiomedia.com /addfile/haile_and_gete_wami.html (885 words)

	Wami hopes to rock in Marathon North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News
		Wami, a three-time Olympic medalist from Ethiopia who is making her RnR Marathon debut Sunday morning, is one of the women's favorites among an elite field of male and female athletes who will toe the line for a 26.2-mile trip through the streets of San Diego.
		Wami's husband of five years, Getaneh Tessema, who also serves as her coach, said that the RnR Marathon fit perfectly in her schedule of getting back on course.
		Wami's Olympic success includes a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters in the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, a silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2000 Games in Sydney (with her 10K best of 30:22.48), and a bronze medal in the 5,000 meters in 2000.
	www.nctimes.com /articles/2005/06/04/sports/amateur/23_51_096_3_05.txt (767 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF.org - News
		Then in the autumn, Wami bounced back to win the Berlin Marathon in September and so temporarily regained her Ethiopian record with 2:21:24, only for Adere to recapture it in Chicago with a clinically taken victory in 2:20.47.
		She ran 2:21.58 to smash Gete Wami’s Ethiopian record and finish fourth in London, but she believes that she exceeded her own expectations.
		But Wami is solely focused on the roads despite the lure of the track and the cross country.
	www.iaaf.org /news/Kind=2/newsId=36914.html (1352 words)

	Runner's & Triathlete's Web Athletics: Gete Wami - World Champion, Three-Time Olympic Medalist ...
		SAN DIEGO - (May 31, 2005) - Veteran distance runner Gete Wami, a three-time Olympic medalist and three-time World Cross Country champion, is a new addition to an already stellar elite field assembled for the Coca-Cola Zero Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Sunday, June 5, 2005.
		She won a bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and was a double medalist on the track at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, capturing the silver medal in the 10,000 meters and a bronze medal in the 5000 meters.
		Wami joins a marathon field that includes five former Rock 'n' Roll champions, headlined by the defending men's and women's winners from 2004; Kenyan Joseph Ngolepus and Russian Tatiana Titova.
	www.runnersweb.com /running/news/rw_news_20050602_RWire_RnR.html (375 words)

	Cool Running :: Alemu, Wami out as Ethiopia names provisional Marathon squad for Helsinki
		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Elfenesh Alemu (fourth at the Athens Olympic Marathon), Ethiopian National Marathon record holder Gete Wami are the surprise omission as Ethiopia announced its provisional Marathon squad for the 10th IAAF World Championships to be held in Helsinki, Finland (August 6-14 2005).
		Former World 10,000m champion and national marathon record holder (2:22 in Amsterdam 2003) Gete Wami is another high-profile omission from the team.
		Wami has completed two Marathons in the last eight months since the National Marathon gathered to start preparations for Helsinki (2:30 over a 76m downhill course in San Diego and 2:32 in Tokyo), but achieved her San Diego time outside the Federation’s qualification deadline of 14 May 2005.
	www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_11/alemu-wami-out-as-ethiopi.shtml (651 words)

	Sport
		Gete Wami's win in the women's race ensured an Ethiopian double.
		Ethiopia's Gete Wami smiles after she won the women's competition of the 33rd Berlin marathon in front of the Brandenburg Gate September 24, 2006.
		Wami made it a double victory for Ethiopia by winning the women's race in 2:21:34, a national record.
	www.addisvoice.com /sport.htm (2535 words)

	WAMI KEEN TO STEP INTO PAULA'S SHOES: Sporting Life \| MotoGP, Superbikes, Rallying, Athletics, Sports News, Live ...
		Wami might only be contesting her second race over the distance but she believes she will be a worthy successor to Radcliffe, who has chosen to focus on reaching peak fitness for this summer's Athens Olympics rather than race on Sunday.
		Wami has enjoyed the upper hand in their many clashes over the years, winning the World Cross Country Championship three times ahead of Radcliffe, although the Bedford star turned the tables on her three years ago.
		Should Wami be successful on Sunday, it may convince her to compete in the marathon in Athens.
	www.sportinglife.com /others/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=others/04/04/16/ATHLETICS_London_Wami.html (327 words)

	GreatRun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Wami, who decisively outsprinted Paula Radcliffe for the gold medal on the final lap of their memorable clash in Seville three years ago, was scheduled to clash with her British rival and the current Olympic and world titleholder at the distance Derartu Tulu.
		But Wami 28, based in Holland with her naturalised husband and former international runner Geteneh Tessema took the decision to fly back to Addis Ababa for further medical treatment.
		Boateng also confirmed Wami will miss the Belfast International Cross Country on January 11 where she was the biggest name attracted to the Ulster race at Stormont Castle.
	www.onrunning.com /onrunning/news_article.asp?id=118 (279 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2002/12/25: Wami out of Great North
		Wami, who decisively out-sprinted Paula Radcliffe for the gold medal on the final lap of their memorable clash in Seville three years ago, was scheduled to clash with her British rival and Derartu Tulu, current Olympic and world title holder at the distance.
		But 28-year-old Wami, based in Holland with her naturalised husband and former international runner Geteneh Tessema, took the decision to fly back to Addis Ababa for further medical treatment.
		Boateng also confirmed Wami would miss the Belfast International Cross Country on January 11 where she was the biggest name for the Ulster race at Stormont Castle.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2002/12/25/story81960.asp (296 words)

	leichtathletik.de - News/Pressemitteilungen: Gete Wami auf Paula Radcliffes Spuren
		Gete Wami, die Powerfrau aus Äthiopien, bewegt sich auf den Spuren von Paula Radcliffe, der schnellsten Marathonläuferin aller Zeiten.
		Gete Wami ist daheim in Addis Abeba, wo sie tagein, tagaus ein riesiges Kilometerpensum absolviert, denn sie hat ein großes Ziel vor Augen: den London-Marathon am 18.
		Gete Wami, 1999 auch Weltmeisterin über 10.000 Meter, hat in ihrem Leben nichts geschenkt bekommen.
	www.leichtathletik.de /dokumente/pressemitteilung_view.asp?ID=4798 (614 words)

	SCC-EVENTS.com > NEWS > News Artikel (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.csres.utexas.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Gete Wami, die drei olympische Medaillen über die Bahn-Langstrecken gewonnen hat, und Salina Kosgei, die 2002 bei den Commonwealth Games über 10.000 m Gold gewonnen hatte, wollen nun beide die schnelle Berliner Strecke nutzen, um neue Bestzeiten zu erzielen.
		Gete Wami (Äthiopien) — PB: 2:22:19 in Amsterdam 2002
		Ich weiß, dass Gete gut drauf ist und wir wissen, wie stark die Äthiopier sind, und dass wir uns anstrengen müssen, um sie zu schlagen.
	www.scc-events.com.cob-web.org:8888 /news/news004727.html (344 words)

	GreatRun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		World marathon record holder Paula Radcliffe faces one of her biggest rivals in recent years when lining-up against Gete Wami in the fast approaching Great North Cross Country.
		Like her British rival, Wami, multi-medalled at the highest level, has also successfully made the transition to the punishing 26.2 miles distance - although less spectacularly.
		Both have a brace of IAAF World Cross Country gold medals in their possession, Wami having beaten an unplaced Radcliffe in 1996 and three year's later in Belfast when the Briton finished third.
	www.onrunning.com /onrunning/news_article.asp?id=100 (606 words)

	EliteRunning.com \| Blog Archives
		Wami, the world 10,000 metres champion from Seville ’97, and Olympic silver medalist from Sydney clocked 2:21:34, and dominated the women’s section in the German capital as easily as her compatriot had done in the men’s race.
		Wami too now has 25 points, and joins the Boston and London winners, Rita Jeptoo of Kenya and Deena Kastor of the USA at the top of the WMM leader board.
		Wami was never going to challenge that time, but the Ethiopian won as easily as her compatriot, finishing in 2:21:34, also breaking her personal best of 2:22:19, set in her winning debut in Amsterdam in 2002.
	www.eliterunning.com /blog/?page=6 (2508 words)

	Daily Excelsior.........state
		Gete Wami, world cross country champion and world 10,000 metres gold medallist, has to the best of her knowledge only one nickname.
		Since Wami and Tessema, a former Ethiopian international runner who now has a Dutch passport, got married on November 21 she has rattled off five wins in a row, four in cross country races and another on the road.
		Wami is grateful though because, wherever her talent has come from, it has released her from a life even harder than all the effort she expends as a world-class runner.
	www.dailyexcelsior.com /00feb09/sports.htm (3337 words)

	Tergat Runs Into Record Books
		Ethiopia's Gete Wami - a winner in 1996 and bronze medalist the last two years - returned to the top of the podium Sunday after winning the women's long course race.
		She finished in 28:00 and overcame difficult conditions, including low temperatures in Ireland and a cold, en route to the win on the eight-kilometer course.
		Wami's teammate Merima Denboba took second while Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain was third.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/track_and_field/17667 (456 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Athletics: Radcliffe hits the top spot at last
		The girl who has had victory snatched away so many times captured her first major title yesterday when her heart refused to yield to the vaunted finishing kick of favourite Gete Wami.
		On the waterlogged Wellington Hippodrome, Wami ran easily in the slipstream of Radcliffe over the last lap.
		Wami's final drive got stuck in the mud, the thick clods sucking at her shoes.
	telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/03/24/soathl25.xml (723 words)

	CNNSI.com - Athletics - Ethiopian, Kenyan win individual titles at cross-country worlds - Saturday March 18, 2000 10:06 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A leading group including Tulu, Wami, Kenyans Susan Chepkemei and Lydia Cheromei accompanied by Britain's Paul Radcliffe remained tightly bunched until the final 500 meters when Tulu and Wami began to pull away.
		Wami fought back on the final bend but had no response to another surge from Tulu, who had time to grab a bottle and tip water over her head before sprinting to victory in 25 minutes, 42 seconds.
		Wami said: "It was hot and I think I might not have been in as good a shape as last year."
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/news/2000/03/18/world_crosscountry (586 words)

	Irish Examiner - 2002/03/19: Boost for Sonia as Wami drops out
		GETE Wami will be a notable absentee from next weekend's world cross-country championships at Leopardstown.She will not be the only high-profile loss as the Ethiopian national team announced yesterday that they will not be defending their title in the women's short course race.
		Last year Wami finished second to Paula Radcliffe in the long course race in Ostend.
		"Wami is not in the long course race and they don't have a team in the short course event on Sunday.
	archives.tcm.ie /irishexaminer/2002/03/19/story25036.asp (752 words)

	California Track and Running News -- Regional News Article
		Wami and Alemu ran side-by-side to the 26-mile marker.
		It was a short distance battle at that point with Wami, an Olympic silver (10,000m) and bronze (5,000m) medalist, versus the true marathoner who finished fourth in the distance event at the 2004 Olympic Games.
		The track speed played to Wami's advantage as she was able to out-kick Alemu with just about a quarter mile to go.
	www.caltrack.com /news/rnrmarathon05recap.html (575 words)

	Cool Running :: Gete Wami to compete in Berlin Marathon
		After that, the only additional runners will be runners who register through tour-operators or are running for charity which still have a few entries and some elite athletes.
		After the commitment by Mizuki Noguchi, who won the Sapporo Half Marathon last Sunday with a course record of 68:14, Gete Wami is the second top woman runner to commit to the race.
		“With Gete Wami at the start it could be an exciting race for the women.
	www.coolrunning.com /engine/3/3_9/gete-wami-to-compete-in-b.shtml (497 words)

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