| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 5000m | 2011 | Daegu, KOR | 13:23.92 |
| Diamond League | ||||
| 1 | 5000m | 2012 | Paris Saint-Denis, FRA | 12:46.81 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2012 | Oslo, NOR | 12:58.92 |
| 1 | 5000m | 2011 | New York, NY, USA | 13:05.22 |
| 2 | 5000m | 2010 | Stockholm, SWE | 12:53.56 |
| 2 | 5000m | 2010 | Eugene, OR, USA | 12:59.30 |
| 4 | 5000m | 2011 | Rome, ITA | 12:55.89 |
| 5 | 5000m | 2011 | Lausanne, SUI | 13:05.52 |
| Grand Prix | ||||
| 3 | 5000m | 2009 | New York, NY, USA | 13:03.13 |
| World Indoor Championships | ||||
| 5 | 3000m | 2012 | Istanbul, TUR | 7:42.60 |
Coach
Tolosa Kotu [personal] (ethiopianreview.com, 31 Mar 2011, globalathletics.com, 2011)
Debut
2010 for Ethiopia, World Indoor Championships (Doha) (iaaf.org, 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
"I began running while I was in school." (runnersworld.com, 08 Feb 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
"I continued running for the district and then represented my region, and eventually my country." (runnersworld.com, 08 Feb 2011)
Ambitions
He wants to win a medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. (runnersworld.com, 08 Feb 2011)
Hero
Ethiopian Athlete Abebe Bikila. (runnersworld.com, 08 Feb 2011)
General
RUNNING WITH ONLY ONE SHOE
He won the 3000m at the Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 3000m race despite losing a shoe virtually from the start. (runnersworld.com, 08 Feb 2011)
