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Born | (1986-01-12) 12 January 1986 (age 39) Eritrea | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 10,000 m | ||||||||||||||
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Zerei Kbrom Mezngi (born 12 January 1986) is an Eritrean-Norwegian long-distance runner. Competing for Norway, he won a silver medal in the 10000 meters at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.
Personal life
Born in Eritrea on 12 January 1986, Mezngi came to Norway as a refugee in 2012. Settling in Tananger from 2017, he became a naturalized Norwegian citizen in 2020. He has represented Norway internationally since 2021.
References
- "Zerei Kbrom MEZNGI". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Norges sensasjonsmann var langt nede – ville legge opp". nrk.no. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- Sundby, Jørn. "Zerei Kbrom Mezngi". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
- Zerei Kbrom Mezngi at World Athletics
- Zerei Kbrom Mezngi at European Athletics
- Zerei Kbrom Mezngi at Diamond League
- Zerei Kbrom Mezngi at Olympics.com
- Zerei Kbrom Mezngi at Team Norway (in Norwegian)
- Zerei Kbrom Mezngi at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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- 1986 births
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- Norwegian male long-distance runners
- Norwegian Athletics Championships winners
- Eritrean emigrants to Norway
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Norway
- Olympic athletes for Norway
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
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