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{{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}}
{{Patronymic name|Gete|Wami|her}}
{{MedalTableTop
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|sport = Women's [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]
|country_code = ETH
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{{Medal|Competition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 Seville]]|10,000 m}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|2001 Edmonton]]|10,000 m}}
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'''Getenesh "Gete" Wami Degife''' ([[Amharic]]: ጌጤነሽ 'ጌጤ' ዋሚ ደግፌ born January 28th 1974 in [[Debre Berhan]])<ref>[https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/gete-wami-1.html Gete Wami] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211655/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/gete-wami-1.html |date=October 29, 2013 }}. Sports Reference. Retrieved 28 October 2013.</ref> is an Ethiopian former [[long-distance runner]] who competed in [[Cross country running|cross country]], [[track runner|track]], and [[road running|road]] events.

Her brother, [[Mulugeta Wami]], is also a professional marathon runner.<ref>[http://losseveter.nl/2008/01/13/wami-en-deriba-winnaars-in-egmond-butter-en-borst-leveren-knappe-prestatie/ Wami en Deriba winnaars in Egmond, Butter en Borst leveren knappe prestatie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917174525/https://losseveter.nl/2008/01/13/wami-en-deriba-winnaars-in-egmond-butter-en-borst-leveren-knappe-prestatie/ |date=2018-09-17 }} {{in lang|nl}}. Losse Veter (13 January 2008). Retrieved 28 October 2013.</ref>

==Biography==
Gete won the [[gold medal]] at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|1999 World Championships]] in [[Seville]], with a time of 30:24.56, which was a new [[List of African records in athletics|African record]] and [[List of World Championships in Athletics records|Championships Record]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]|date=20 September 1999|access-date=26 April 2016|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gete-wami-shines-again-in-the-10000m|title=Gete Wami shines again in the 10,000m}}</ref> She also won the [[10000 metres|10,000&nbsp;m]] gold medal at the [[1999 All-Africa Games]] that year. She is a two-time winner of the [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships]], having taken the long race title in 1996 and then the short race title in 2001.

Gete won the 2006 [[Berlin Marathon]], finishing in front of [[Salina Kosgei]] and [[Monika Drybulska]] on September 24.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=36381.html World-leading 2:05:56 for Gebrselassie in Berlin], iaaf.org, 24 September 2006</ref> She was expected to beat the [[List of world records in athletics|world record]] over 15&nbsp;km during the [[Zevenheuvelenloop]] in and around [[Nijmegen]] on 19 November 2006, but failed. Gete finished in second position during the race, nine seconds behind [[Mestewat Tufa]], who finished in 47:22.

In 2007, Gete won the Berlin Marathon again. She competed in the [[New York Marathon]] thirty-five days later and she finished 23 seconds behind [[Paula Radcliffe]]. Her second-place finish gave her the [[World Marathon Majors]] Series Title, earning herself the $500,000 jackpot.<ref>[http://www.runnersweb.com/running/rw_news_frameset.html?http://www.runnersweb.com/running/news/rw_news_20071106_LB_New_York.html Radcliffe, Wami Steal Show in New York], Runners Web, 6 November 2007.</ref>

In August 2008, Gete dropped out of the [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympic Marathon]], after running in the lead pack for much of the race, as did her teammate [[Berhane Adere]].

The last outing of her career came at the [[2009 London Marathon]], where she came in ninth with a time of 2:26:54.

==International competitions==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes|width=auto}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{ETH}}
|-
|1992
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|32:41.57
|-
|1995
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg]], Sweden
|18th
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|32:56.94 
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta]], [[United States]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|31:06.65 
|-
|1997
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|—
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|DNF
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Sevilla]], [[Spain]]
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|30:24.56 
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 5000 metres|5000 m]]
|14:42.23
|-
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|30:22.48
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton]], Canada
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres|10,000 m]]
|31:49.98 
|-
|2008
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Beijing]], China
|—
|[[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]
|DNF
|}

==Road races==
{| {{AchievementTable|width=auto}}
|-
|2002
|[[Amsterdam Marathon]]
|[[Amsterdam]], Netherlands
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|Marathon
|-
|2005
|[[San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon]]
|[[San Diego, California|San Diego]], United States
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|Marathon
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[[Berlin Marathon]]
|[[Berlin]], Germany
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|Marathon
|-
|[[Zevenheuvelenloop]]
|[[Nijmegen]], Netherlands
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|15K
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|[[Berlin Marathon]]
|[[Berlin]], Germany
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|Marathon
|-
|[[New York City Marathon]]
|[[New York City]], United States
|bgcolor="silver"|2nd
|Marathon
|-
|[[World Marathon Majors]]
|Series
|bgcolor="gold"|1st
|Marathon
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Amhara Region]]
[[Category:Ethiopian female long-distance runners]]
[[Category:Ethiopian female marathon runners]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Cross Country Championships winners]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia]]
[[Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:African Games athletes for Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 All-Africa Games]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Ethiopian sportswomen]]
[[Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportswomen]]