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Biography
Mohammed Aman Geleto (Amharic: መሀመድ አማን; born 10 January 1994) is an Ethiopian middle distance runner. Born in Asella, he is the winner of the 800-meter final at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. Aman also won consecutive 800 m titles at the 2009 and 2011 African Junior Athletics Championships.
Running career
Aman was the inaugural winner of the 1000 metres race at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. He won a silver medal in the 800 m at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics, finishing behind Leonard Kirwa Kosencha who set a world youth best. He ran an Ethiopian record to win his semi-final heat at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, but finished last in the event final.
In September he improved his Ethiopian record to 1:43.37 minutes (also a world youth best) behind David Rudisha at the Rieti Meeting, then ended Rudisha's 34-meet winning streak at the Notturna di Milano, beating him by seven hundredths of a second in a time of 1:43.50 minutes.
He won 800 m final in the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul as the youngest gold medalist athlete.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia | |||||
| 2009 | African Junior Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.82 |
| 2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 1st | 1000 m | 2:19.54 |
| 2011 | African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.62 |
| World Youth Championships | Lille, France | 2nd | 800 m | 1:44.68 | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | 800 m | 1:45.93 | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.36 |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 6th | 800 m | 1:43.20 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 1st | 800 m | 1:43.31 |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 1st | 800 m | 1:46.40 |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | 800 m | 1:48.74 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | — | 800 m | DQ |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.97 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 18th (sf) | 800 m | 1:46.14 | |
Personal best
| Performance | Date | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 m | 1:42.37 | 7 September 2013 | Brussels |
| 1000 m | 2:19.54 | 22 August 2010 | Singapore |
| 1500 m | 3:43.52 | 12 June 2011 | Brazzaville |
| One Mile | 3:57.14 | 4 June 2011 | Eugene, OR |