Eshetu Wendimu
Eshetu Wendimu 
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 Ethiopia
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| discipline | Long distance running |
Eshetu Wendimu (alternative spelling Eshetu Wondimu ; born October 3, 1986 ) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in road running.
In 2007 he won the Egmond half marathon , set a course record in the 20 van Alphen with 56:52 minutes, came fourth in the Berlin half marathon , seventh in the Rotterdam half marathon and second in the Zevenheuvelenloop . At the Berlin Marathon he accompanied Haile Gebrselassie on his world record run as a pacemaker up to km 30.
The following year he finished second in the Berlin half marathon, one second behind Patrick Makau Musyoki , ninth in the Delhi half marathon and came 13th at the World Half Marathon Championships in Rio de Janeiro . In 2009 he finished third in the Dubai Marathon , seventh in the Berlin Marathon and second in the Delhi Half Marathon.
In 2010 he finished third in the Dubai Marathon, stayed under the one-hour mark for the first time as second in the CPC Loop Den Haag , again beaten by one second by Patrick Makau Musyoki, and won the Berlin half marathon.
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Personal bests
- 10,000 m : 27: 11.93 min, May 26, 2007, Hengelo
- Half marathon : 59:52 min, March 14, 2010, The Hague
- Marathon : 2:06:46 h, January 22, 2010, Dubai
Web links
- Eshetu Wendimu in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
Footnotes
- ↑ IAAF: Wondimu and Kibet are buffeted to success in Egmond . January 14, 2007
- ^ IAAF: Ethiopian 20 km double in the Netherlands . March 12, 2007
- ↑ IAAF: Wondimu ends Kenyan streak, Kipkoech takes women's race in Berlin - UPDATED . March 28, 2010
- ↑ Athlete portrait ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of Global Sports Communication
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| SURNAME | Wendimu, Eshetu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wondimu, Eshetu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1986 |