{{short description|Ethiopian middle-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Teddese Lemi | fullname = Teddese Lemi Urgesa | image = Teddese Lemi 2023 (cropped).jpg | image_size = | caption = Teddese Lemi in 2023 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|20|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = Ethiopian | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = 1500 metres | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = {{ubl |'''800 m''': 1:44.65 (Chorzów 2021) |'''1500 m''': 3:31.90 (Hengelo 2021) }} | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{ETH}} }} {{MedalSport |Men's cross country running}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cross Country Championships}} {{MedalGold|2019 Aarhus|Mixed relay}} }}
'''Teddese Lemi Urgesa''' (born 20 January 1999) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance running.<ref name=iaaf-profile>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/teddese-lemi-312679 |title=Teddese Lemi Athlete Profile |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=3 October 2019}}</ref> He competed at the 2019 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, where he won a gold medal in mixed relay with the Ethiopian team.<ref name=iaaf-profile/> He represented Ethiopia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in men's 1500 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-6033/results/men/1500-metres/heats/startlist#resultheader |title=1500 Metres men |website=iaaf.org |accessdate=3 October 2019}}</ref> He also competed in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemi, Teddese}} Category:Ethiopian men middle-distance runners Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Category:21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub}}