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 heatOlympic results 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.
International competitions Representing 2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland8th5000 m15:22.15Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom19th (h)5000 m15:10.242013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th3000 m9:03.89World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia16th (h)5000 m16:03.032014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland15th10,000 m33:03.872015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China21st10,000 m32:47.622016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands –10,000 mDNF
Personal bests Outdoor 800 metres – 2:03.88 (Liege 2010) 1500 metres – 4:06.87 (Heusden-Zolder 2010) One mile – 4:28.11 (Leuven 2012) 3000 metres – 8:51.70 (Rieti 2013) 5000 metres – 15:03.63 (Leuven 2011) 10,000 metres – 31:43.05 (Palo Alto 2014) Indoor 1500 metres – 4:11.36 (Ghent 2013) 3000 metres – 8:54.14 (Eaubonne 2013)
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