Career
Her brother, Mulugeta Wami, is also a professional marathon runner. She was expected to beat the world record over 15 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.
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. In August 2008, Gete Wami dropped out of the 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 her run of 2:26:54 hours brought her ninth place.