Million Wolde

Million Wolde won gold in the 5,000 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He first became known internationally when he won that event at the 1998 World Junior Championships. Wolde was a bronze medalist at the 1999 World Indoor Championships in the 3,000 metres and added a silver in the 5K at the 2001 World Championships.

Off the track Wolde helped Ethiopia to a silver medal at the 1998 World Road Relay Championships in Manaus, Brazil. He ran the World Cross-Country Championships in 1999 and 2000, finishing 4th and 15th, respectively, in the short-course event (4 km). Wolde later settled in the United States where he ran road races, and then became a cross-country coach at Saint Thomas Academy in Minnesota.

Personal Best: 5000 – 12:59.39 (1998).