| Almensh Belete | |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Addis Ababa, People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (present-day Ethiopia) |
| Height: | 1.56 m |
| Weight: | 44 kg |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | 5000 m, 10,000 m |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
| Updated: | 29 August 2015 |
Almensh Belete (born 26 July 1989 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Belgian long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 5000 metres, finishing 11th in her heat[1] and 19th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final. She also represented Belgium at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships.
Her sister, Mimi Belete, is also a runner, competing internationally for Bahrain.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 5000 m | 15:22.15 | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 19th (h) | 5000 m | 15:10.24 | ||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 5th | 3000 m | 9:03.89 | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (h) | 5000 m | 16:03.03 | ||
| 2014 | European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 15th | 10,000 m | 33:03.87 | |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 21st | 10,000 m | 32:47.62 | |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | – | 10,000 m | DNF | |
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