Dejene Debela

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Dejene Debela
Personal information
Full nameDejene Debela Gonfa
Born (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Dejene Debela Gonfa (born 9 January 1995) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the Xiamen International Marathon both in 2018 and in 2019.[1][2]

He also won the Beijing Marathon in 2018 and he finished in 2nd place with a personal best of 2:05:46 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.[2][3]

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2016 Eindhoven Marathon Eindhoven, The Netherlands 5th Marathon 2:10:13
2017 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 11th Marathon 2:12:18
Eindhoven Marathon Eindhoven, The Netherlands 4th Marathon 2:07:10
2018 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 1st Marathon 2:11:22
Rome Marathon Rome, Italy 7th Marathon 2:12:01
Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 1st Marathon 2:12:08
Abu Dhabi Marathon Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2nd Marathon 2:07:06
2019 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 1st Marathon 2:09:26
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2nd Marathon 2:05:46
2020 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 5th Marathon 2:11:07
Marrakech Marathon Marrakech, Morocco 9th Marathon 2:09:10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Debela retains Xiamen Marathon title". World Athletics. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Aiyabei ends Kenyan drought at Beijing Marathon". World Athletics. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Kenya's Kosgei breaks world record at 2019 Chicago Marathon". Xinhua. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.