Introduction
Mosinet Geremew (born 12 February 1992) is an Ethiopian middle-distance and long-distance runner.
Geremews career started in cross country running. He ran in the junior category at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and placed 16th overall – he was not a point-scoring runner for the Ethiopian team.He returned to the same venue (Bydgoszcz) as a senior competitor at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, though his 24th-place finish again left him out of the team point scoring.
In 2012 he won the 10k Paderborner Osterlauf in Germany in 27:53 min.
He became the first person to win twice at the Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon, winning four times in a row, including a course record of 59:52 minutes – the fastest achieved in a Chinese race.
In 2015 he was the winner of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon.
On 15 May 2016 he won the Bangalore 10k in a time of 28:36, after his victory the previous year. At the 2018 edition of the run, he placed third in a time of 28:39 after fellow countrymen BIrhanu Legese with 28:38 and the winner Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya) in 28:18.
He achieved bigger popularity in 2018 by winning the Dubai Marathon in a course record time of 2:04:00 (with seven runners below 2:05) as well as a second place in the Chicago Marathon.
At the 2019 London Marathon, he finished in second place behind Eliud Kipchoge with a time of 2:02:55, the third-fastest time in history.
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 16th | Junior race | 23:00 |
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 24th | Senior race | 34:09 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 11th | 10,000 m | 28:07.50 |
| 2018 | 2018 Chicago Marathon | Chicago, USA | 2nd | Marathon | 2:05:24 |
| 2019 | 2019 London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | Marathon | 2:02:55 |
Circuit wins
- Dubai Marathon: 2018 (2:04:00)
- Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon: 2015–2018
- Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon: 2015
- Peachtree Road Race: 2013
- Great Ethiopian Run: 2011