Yomif Kejelcha

Yomif Kejelcha

Yomif Kejelcha in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa
Born	(1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 27) Elfata, Oromia, Ethiopia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running
Team	Adidas
Coached by	Tim Rowberry
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	Outdoors 1500 m: 3:32.37 (Nerja 2024) Mile: 3:58.24 (Stanford 2019) 3000 m: 7:23.64 (Eugene 2023) 5000 m: 12:38.95 (Oslo 2024) 10,000 m: 26:31.01 (Nerja 2024) Indoors 1000 m: 2:18.34i (Seattle 2019) 1500 m: 3:31.25i+ (Boston 2019) Mile: 3:47.01i WR (Boston 2019) 2000 m: 4:57.74i WU20B (Metz 2014) 3000 m: 7:38.67i (Karlsruhe 2018) Road 5 km: 12:50 (Lille 2023) 10 km: 26:37 (Laredo 2024) Half Marathon: 57:30 WR (Valencia 2024)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ethiopia World Championships 2019 Doha 10,000 m World Indoor Championships 2016 Portland 3000 m 2018 Birmingham 3000 m World Road Running Championships 2023 Riga 5K Diamond League 2015 5000 m World Junior Championships 2014 Eugene 5000 m African Junior Championships 2015 Addis Ababa 5000 m Youth Olympic Games 2014 Nanjing 3000 m World Youth Championships 2013 Donetsk 3000 m African Youth Games 2014 Gaborone 3000 m
Updated on 2024

Yomif Kejelcha Atomsa (born 1 August 1997)^[2] is an Ethiopian distance runner. He holds the current world record in the short track mile (3:47.01 set in 2019), and the half marathon (57:30 set in 2024, pending ratification).

Kejelcha won the silver medal in the 10,000 metres at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and gold medals for the 3000 metres at the 2016 and 2018 World Indoor Championships. He was the 2013 World Youth 3000 m champion and 2014 World Junior 5000 m gold medallist.