Gebregziabher Gebremariam

Gebregziabher Gebremariam ( Amharic ገብረ እግዚአብሄር ገብረ ማርያም; born September 10, 1984 in Tigray region ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

In 2002 he made ​​the first time international attention when he won the junior race at the World Cross Country Championships in Dublin. In the same year he competed in the Junior World Championships in Athletics in Kingston. There, he won the 10,000 -meter run with a time of 29:02,71 min and finished third in 5000 - meter race in third place in 13:29,13 min.

In 2003, he went to the adult area. At the World Cross Country Championships in Lausanne, he won the bronze medal in the long distance races. Another medal he won second place in the 10,000 m at the Pan-African Games in Abuja behind compatriot Sileshi Sihine. At the World Athletics Championships 2003 in Paris / Saint- Denis, he was in a time of 12:58,08 min sixth over 5000 m.

In 2004, he was initially successful again at the World Cross Country Championships. In Brussels, he won both the short-haul and long-haul the silver medal, only beaten by his compatriot Kenenisa Bekele. At the Olympic Games in Athens, he missed out on a medal in fourth in 13:15,35 5000 -meter run min just barely.

In 2005 he occupied at the World Cross Country Championships in Saint- Galmier ninth place on the short distance, while he gave up the race in the long haul ahead. At the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005, he finished in the 10,000 -meter run to 15th place in 27:53,19 min. It was a rather disappointing result, after he had become this year Ethiopian national champion in the 5000m and 10,000 m. In the 10,000 - meter race, he was at the World Athletics Championships 2007 in Osaka min sixth in 27:44,58 and won at the Pan-African Games in Algiers the bronze medal. He was also 2008 African champions over this distance.

In 2009 he celebrated the biggest success of his career by winning the World Cross Country Championships in Amman. This victory was quite surprising after Gebremariam could be reached no placement among the top ten in his last two appearances in 2006 in Fukuoka and 2008 in Edinburgh. At the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009, he finished in tenth place in the 10,000 -meter run.

Also the tenth place went Gebremariam in IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2010 in Bydgoszcz. Later in the season, he then concentrated on road runs. He celebrated several victories in high-profile races in the United States, including the Healthy Kidney 10K, Beach to Beacon 10K and Falmouth Road Race, and was second in the Philadelphia Half Marathon. In November, he made his debut at the 42,195 -km distance, winning at first the New York City Marathon. When New York City Half-Marathon in March 2011, he finished second.

Gebregziabher Gebremariam is 1.78 m and weighs 56 kg. He is married to Werknesh Kidane and father of two sons.

Bests

  • 3000 m: 7:39,48 min, 11 June 2005 New York City
  • 5000 m: 12:52,80 min, July 8, 2005, Rome
  • 10,000 m: 26:52,33 min, May 26, 2007 Hengelo
  • 10 - km road race: 27:41 min, August 7, 2010, Cape Elizabeth
  • Half Marathon: 1:00:25 h 19 September, 2010, Philadelphia
  • Marathon: 2:08:14 h, November 7, 2010, New York City
Long-distance running 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2008 African Championships in Athletics Tigray (Region) 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics 5000 metres Saint-Galmier 2005 World Championships in Athletics 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2009 World Championships in Athletics 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships UAE Healthy Kidney 10K Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon New-York-City-Marathon New York City Half Marathon 3000 metres Cape Elizabeth, Maine
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