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Mamo Wolde
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Key facts
- Native name
- ማሞ ወልዴ
- Born
- Degaga Wolde , ( 1932-06-22 ) 22 June 1932, Ada'a , Ethiopian Empire
- Died
- 26 May 2002 (2002-05-26) (aged 69), Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
- Resting place
- Saint Joseph's Church , 8°58′11.57″N 38°46′1.51″E / 8.9698806°N 38.7670861°E / 8.9698806; 38.7670861
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 54 kg (119 lb)
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event s
- Marathon , 10,000 metres
- Personal bests
- 800 m : 1:58.0 (1956) 1500 m : 3:51.0 (1956) 5000 m : 13:38.8 (1967) 10,000 m : 28:31.8 (1964) One hour : 19,945 (1962) Marathon : 2:15:09 (1972)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ethiopia
- Place of birth
- Oromia Region
- Place of death
- Addis Ababa
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
- Participant in
- 1972 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- athletics
- Country for sport
- Ethiopia
- Mass
- 54
- Image
- El etiope Mamo Wolde 'Gacela Negra' en el cross de Elgoibar - Fondo Marín-Kutxa Fototeka.jpg
- Height
- 170
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1932-06-12
- date of death
- 2002-05-26
- sports discipline competed in
- marathon
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Mamo Wolde
- cause of death
- liver cancer
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Encyclopedic overview
Degaga "Mamo" Wolde (Amharic: ማሞ ወልዴ; 12 June 1932 – 26 May 2002) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competed in track, cross-country, and road running events. He was the winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Early life
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