A third-place finish at the Beach to Beacon 10K in a personal best 28:20 proved to be the highlight of his season. His disappointment at not being selected for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics led him to change his location, as he decided to move to Saitama in Japan to work with the Honda corporate running team. In his sole outing over 10,000 m in 2010 he ran 27:12.43 minutes – the sixth fastest that year. At the beginning of 2011 he won his stage of the New Year Ekiden. A 10,000 m run in 27:09.02 minutes saw him gain selection for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. Ibrahim caused an upset in the 10,000 m final by overhauling Mo Farah in the final stages of the race to win the gold medal. Farah had been undefeated up until that point that year while Ibrahim had come from relative obscurity, having competed only in Japan for almost two years. Runner-up Farah said "I didn't have a clue about the guy. I hadn't seen him, so I didn't know what he could do or what he was capable of." Ibrahim was Ethiopia's only athlete to finish in the top two of an event at that year's championships. He closed the year with another 10,000 m gold medal at the 2011 All-Africa Games. He could not build upon his form in 2012 as he was ruled out for the entire season and missed the 2012 Summer Olympics, where his rival Farah won a long-distance double. He returned to action at the Great Ireland Run, where he finished third. Jeilan returned in time for the 2013 World Championships, this time winning the silver medal behind Farah. In 2014, Jeilan took his first attempt at longer distances in a major race, running the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in 1:01:47, to finish tenth overall. Personal bests All information taken from IAAF profile. References External links 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Oromia Region Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male cross country runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia World Athletics Championships medalists African Games gold medalists for Ethiopia African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games World Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Ethiopian people 21st-century Ethiopian people