Birhanu Legese
Birhanu Legese ( Amharic ብርሃኑ ለገሰ; born September 11, 1994 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner .
Career
In 2012 he won the Corrida de Houilles . In 2013 he finished second in the 10 km of Taroudant, third in the World 10K Bangalore and fifth in the 10 km competition of Tout Rennes Court. The following year he was fourth in Taroudant and eighth in the 2014 African Athletics Championships over 5000 m .
In 2015 he won the Berlin half marathon , came third in the Luanda half marathon and came 17th in the Copenhagen half marathon .
In 2015 and 2017 he won the Delhi Half Marathon. In 2019 he finished second in the Berlin Marathon .
In March 2020 he won the Tokyo Marathon in a time of 2:04:15 h. Around 40,000 starters were originally expected at this race of the World Marathon Majors , but due to the coronavirus pandemic , only 200 elite athletes were allowed to start in the Japanese capital.
Personal bests
- 3000 m : 7: 51.09 min, June 8, 2014, Hengelo
- 5000 m: 13: 08.88 min, May 18, 2014, Shanghai
- 10 km road run : 27:34 min, March 10, 2013, Taroudant
- Half marathon : 59:20 min, November 29, 2015, New Delhi
- Marathon : 2:02:48 h, September 29, 2019, Berlin
Web links
- Birhanu Legese in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ IAAF: Debutant Legese upsets the form book at Berlin Half Marathon . March 29, 2015
- ↑ Salpeter and Legese win the Tokyo Marathon with only 200 participants (March 1, 2020)
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| SURNAME | Legese, Birhanu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 11, 1994 |