Ali Abdosh
Biography
Ali Abdosh is an Ethiopian distance runner who finished sixth in the 5000m at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. He won African Championships bronze over 5000m in 2008 and Ethiopian titles at the distance in 2009 and 2010. His 5000m best is 12:56.53, set in Brussels in September 2009, and his 10,000m best is 27:04.92 from Hengelo in May 2007. His later road career includes a 2:12:55 marathon in Xiamen in January 2015.
Ali Abdosh's published record includes performances from 2004 to 2025 in 5000 Metres, Marathon, 10,000 Metres, Cross Country Short Race, 3000 Metres Short Track, 5 Kilometres Road. Selected recorded events include Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa (2004; source checked); Maratona Di Ravenna Cittá D'Arte (2025; source checked); Tunis-Radés African Junior Championships, Tunis (2005; source checked).
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Achieved
50 finishes completed
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5 marathons completed
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First recorded half marathon
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10 countries raced
One completed event in each different country; UK home nations count together.
2 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
Raced in 16 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Next milestones
100 finishes
48 more finishes needed
52 of 100 recorded
10 marathons
3 more marathons needed
7 of 10 recorded
25 different countries
2 more different countries needed
23 of 25 recorded
Career highlights
Ali Abdosh's published record includes performances from 2004 to 2025 in 5000 Metres, Marathon, 10,000 Metres, Cross Country Short Race, 3000 Metres Short Track, 5 Kilometres Road.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa
2004 · 5000 Metres
Source checkedMaratona Di Ravenna Cittá D'Arte
2025 · Marathon
Source checkedTunis-Radés African Junior Championships, Tunis
2005 · 10,000 Metres
Source checked34th IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Fukuoka
2006 · Cross Country Short Race
Source checkedReebok Indoor Games, Boston, MA (i)
2007 · 3000 Metres Short Track
Source checkedCarlsbad 5000, Carlsbad, CA
2009 · 5 Kilometres Road
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 21–25 of 59 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 2 May 2010 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Ethiopian Championships, Addis Ababa | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Addis Ababa (ETH) | 13:44.06VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sun, 11 Apr 2010 | Completed event · Finisher · Carlsbad 5000, Carlsbad, CA | Running | 5KRoad | Carlsbad, CA (USA) | 13:53VerifiedTiming unknown | 8 | — |
| Thu, 31 Dec 2009 | Completed event · Gold · 1st · Overall · Luanda Corrida de Săo Silvestre, Luanda | Running | 10KRoad | Luanda (ANG) | 28:26VerifiedTiming unknown | 1 | — |
| Sun, 13 Sept 2009 | Completed event · Finisher · Thessaloniki IAAF/VTB Bank World Athletics Final, Thessaloniki | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Thessaloniki (GRE) | 13:50.82VerifiedTiming unknown | 12 | — |
| Fri, 4 Sept 2009 | Completed event · Finisher · Bruxelles Memorial Van Damme, Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles | Athletics | 5000mTrack | Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) | 12:56.53VerifiedTiming unknown | 4 | — |
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