Ayele Abshero

Ayele Abshero (born 28 December 1990 Yeboba ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

He had his first international appearance at the Junior race in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2008, where he won silver. In the fall he won the Zevenheuvelenloop over 15 km.

In 2009, he won gold in the junior race of the Cross Country Championships in Amman and was third in the Montferland Run.

In 2010 he came to the 24th place in the Senior race of the Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz. A victory at Hemmeromloop followed by a third place at the Zevenheuvelenloop.

In 2011 he won the Egmond Half Marathon and finished fourth at the CPC Loop Den Haag.

At the start of the 2012 season he put Dubai Marathon in a course record. His time of 2:04:23 h was the fastest ever recorded debut on the 42,195 -km distance. In the spring he won the Yangzhou Jianzhen Half Marathon.

His brother Tessema Absher is a successful marathon runner.

Personal Best

  • 3000 m: 7:40,08 min 18 July, 2010, Tanger
  • 5000 m: 13:11,38 min, 1 June 2009 Hengelo
  • 10,000 m: 27:48,84 min, 3 June 2011 Eugene
  • 10 - km road race: 27:56 min, 20 May 2012, Manchester
  • 15 - km road race: 42:02 min 21 November, 2010, Nijmegen
  • Half Marathon: 59:42 min 13 March, 2011, The Hague
  • Marathon: 2:04:23 h 27 January, 2012, Dubai
December 28 Long-distance running 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Dubai-Marathon Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon 3000 metres 5000 metres
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