# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/assefa-mezgebu
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:02:59.569Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/assefa-mezgebu"
name: "Assefa Mezgebu"
slug: "assefa-mezgebu"
description: "Assefa Mezgebu is an Ethiopian retired long-distance runner, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 10,000 metres event at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He was also the runner-up at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, following a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He also competed in cross-country running and reached the podium at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998 and 2000."
tagline: "Athletics competitor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Assefa_Mezgebu%2C_Patrick_Ivuti%2C_2000.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1978-06-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.22
  momentum:             14.4
  historical:           15.93794133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Ассефа Мезґебу"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A7_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%A8%D9%88"
    title: "أسيفا ميزيغبو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%81%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%B2%DA%AF%D8%A8%D9%88"
    title: "آسفا مزگبو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%BB%E3%83%83%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%BC%E3%82%B2%E3%83%96"
    title: "アセッファ・メゼゲブ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%84%D0%B0_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%B1%D1%83"
    title: "Ассефа Мезгебу"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assefa_Mezgebu"
    title: "Assefa Mezgebu"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q555789"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump