Dejene Yirdaw
Dejene Yirdaw (born August 21, 1978 in Tulubolo , Shewa ) is an Ethiopian marathon runner .
In 2007 he finished third in the Dublin Marathon . The following year he finished second in the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and won the Košice Marathon .
With a second place at the Seoul International Marathon 2009 he qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Berlin , where he came in 15th place.
In 2010 he finished seventh in the Dubai Marathon , second in the 20 van Alphen and won the Gyeongju International Marathon .
Personal bests
- 20 km road run : 58:22 min, March 7, 2010, Alphen aan den Rijn
- Marathon: 2:08:30 h, March 15, 2009, Seoul
Web links
- Dejene Yirdaw in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Fighing strong winds, Yirdawe takes Kosice Peace Marathon in 2:10:51 ( memento of October 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ). October 5, 2008
- ↑ IAAF: Yirdaw takes 2:09:13 victory at Gyeongju International Marathon ( Memento of 20 October 2010 at the Internet Archive ). 17th October 2010
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| SURNAME | Yirdaw, Dejene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tulubolo , Shewa |