Terefe Desalegn
Terefe Desalegn (also written Terefe Desaleng ; born November 20, 1982 in Addis Ababa ) is a former Ethiopian long-distance runner .
In the junior race of the Cross Country World Championships 2000 in Vilamoura, he was ninth. He withdrew from the team and came to Germany as an asylum seeker , where he was soon accepted by the LG Eintracht Frankfurt . At the end of the year he won the Bietigheim New Year's Eve run , and the following year he became German champion in the 10 km road run .
In 2002 he became German junior cross-country champion and third in the German half marathon championship . At the national championship over 10 km he finished second overall behind Carsten Schütz and won the junior ranking.
In 2003 he finished second in the Griesheim road race . In 2005 he tried his hand at the Frankfurt Marathon on the 42.195 km distance, but did not reach the goal.
Personal bests
- 5000 m : 13: 59.37 min, June 13, 2003, Kassel
- 10,000 m : 28: 59.01 min, May 19, 2001, Kandel
- 10 km road race : 29:00 min, 23 September 2001, Troisdorf
- Half marathon : 1:04:05 h, March 23, 2002, Schotten
- 3000 m obstacle : 8: 53.84 min, July 29, 2001, Schweinfurt
Web links
- Terefe Desalegn in the database of World Athletics (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ Leichtathletik.de: Desaleng worries about the future in Germany . April 8, 2002
- ↑ Leichtathletik.de: Carsten Schütz returns the favor to Terefe Desaleng . September 7, 2002
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Desalegn, Terefe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Desaleng, Terefe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian long distance runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Addis Ababa |