Teyba Erkesso

Teyba Erkesso ( born October 30, 1982 in the province of Arsi ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who is particularly successful in road races.

Your first appearance at international championships she had at the World Half Marathon Championships in 2001, where they finished 20th place and took with the Ethiopian team bronze. In 2003, she won the race Marseille - Cassis.

In 2004, she won at the World Cross Country Championships on the short distance bronze and was on long-haul Fifth. The annual financial statements, she won the New Year's run Trier. In 2005 she won the half marathon of Reims à toutes jambes. The following year, she won in the Course Féminine de Casablanca and added the road race World Championships in Debrecen than 20 kilometers with a tenth place in 1:06:15 h to the fact that the Ethiopian team won silver.

In 2009, she set a course record at the Houston Marathon in her debut over the marathon distance with 2:24:18 hours. Victories in the 10 km from the Ottawa Race Weekend and the Freihofer 's Run for Women followed in the fall a fourth place at the Chicago Marathon.

In 2010 she defended her title in Houston with another course record, finished fourth at the RAK Half Marathon and won the Boston Marathon.

Personal Best

  • 3000 m: 8:56,67 min, June 8, 2006, Kassel
  • 5000 m: 15:02,28 min, 3 July 2004, Donostia - San Sebastián
  • 10,000 m: 31:13,67 min 17 May, 2007, Utrecht
  • 10 - km road race: 31:51 min 23 May, 2009, Ottawa
  • Half Marathon: 1:07:41 h, February 19, 2010 Ras al -Khaimah
  • Marathon: 2:23:53 h, January 18, 2009 Houston
Arsi Province Long-distance running 2001 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Houston-Marathon Chicago-Marathon Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Boston-Marathon 3000 metres 5000 metres
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