Gete Wami

Medal record
Representing  Ethiopia
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	10000 m
	1996 Atlanta	10000 m
	2000 Sydney	5000 m
World Championships
	1999 Seville	10000 m
	2001 Edmonton	10000 m

Getenesh 'Gete' Wami (born December 11, 1974 in Debre Berhan) is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner.

Wami won the 2006 Berlin Marathon finishing in front of Alina Kosgei and Monika Drybulska on September 24.^[1] She was expected to beat the world record over 15 km during the Zevenheuvelenloop in and around Nijmegen on 19 November 2006, but failed. Wami finished in second position during the race, nine seconds behind Mestewat Tufa who finished in 47:22.

In 2007, Wami won the Berlin Marathon again. Thirty-five days later, she finished 23 seconds after Paula Radcliffe after running right behind her for the first 25.5 miles. Her second-place finish gave her the World Marathon Majors Series Title, which she was rewarded $500,000 for.^[2]

• Gete Wami at World Athletics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Derartu Tulu	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Long Course 1996	Succeeded by Derartu Tulu
Preceded by Sonia O'Sullivan	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Long Course 1999	Succeeded by Derartu Tulu
Preceded by Gabriela Szabo	Women's 5.000m Best Year Performance 2000	Succeeded by Olga Yegorova
Preceded by Kutre Dulecha	IAAF Women's World Cross Country Champion Short Course 2001	Succeeded by Edith Masai
Preceded by Shitaye Gemechu	Amsterdam Women's Marathon Winner 2002	Succeeded by Helena Sampaio
Preceded by Tatyana Titova	San Diego Women's Marathon Winner 2005	Succeeded by Alice Chelangat
Preceded by Mizuki Noguchi	Berlin Women's Marathon Winner 2006 – 2007	Succeeded by Incumbent