Yemaneberhan Crippa

Yeman Crippa
Yeman Crippa (2017)
Full name	Yemaneberhan Crippa
nation	Italy
birthday	15th October 1996 (age 23)
place of birth	Wallo , Ethiopia
size	179 cm
Weight	62 kg
Career
discipline	5000 meter run 10,000 meter run
Best performance	5000 m: 13: 07.84 min 10,000 m: 27: 10.76 min
society	Valsugana Trentino Fiamme Oro Padova
Trainer	Marco Borsari (2007–2011) Massimo Pegoretti (since 2011)
status	active
Medal table
European championships 0 × 0 × 1 × U23 European Championships 1 × 0 × 0 × U20 European Championships 1 × 0 × 0 ×
European championships bronze Berlin 2018 10,000 m  U23 European Championships gold Bydgoszcz 2017 5000 m  Junior European Championships bronze Eskilstuna 2015 5000 m
last change: July 21, 2019

Yemaneberhan "Yeman" Crippa , (born October 15, 1996 in the province of Wällo , Ethiopia ) is an Italian athlete of Ethiopian origin who specializes in long-distance and cross-country runs. He is multiple cross-European champion in the youth field and also bronze winner of the men's European championships in 2018.

Early years

Yemaneberhan Crippa was born in the north-eastern Ethiopian province of Wällo. He lost both parents in the Eritrea-Ethiopia War and spent his early years in an orphanage with his older brothers Nekagenet and Kelemu. There they were adopted by the Italian couple Roberto and Luisa Crippa, who took all three siblings into their home in Montagne, a small town in the Judiciary in Trentino . The couple took in a total of nine children from the East African country. His older brothers are also track and field athletes.

Athletic career

Crippa has been participating in international competitions since 2012. He started at the European Cross Country Championships , which he finished in 32nd place in the junior race. A year later he also took part in the Cross Country World Championships , where he finished in 38th place in the same age category.

At the Junior World Championships in Eugene in 2014 , he ran over 1500 m in seventh place. At the European Cross Country Championships in the same year, he won his first major sporting success on an international level. He confirmed the victory a year later at the 2015 European Championships in Hyères, France . Also in 2015 he ran in third place over 5000 meters at the U20 European Championships .

At the European Championships in 2016 he took part in a major adult event for the first time. There he ran over 5000 meters compared to the previous year when he won the European Youth Championships around a minute faster and ended up in eighth place in the final. In 2017 he won gold over 5000 meters at the U23 European Championships . Before that he ran in seventh place over 3000 meters at the European Indoor Championships for adults.

In 2018 he achieved his greatest sporting success to date with the bronze medal over 10,000 meters at the European Championships . Four days later, he also competed over his usual distance of 5000 meters. There he finished fourth in the end. At the World Championships in Doha, he initially competed over 5000 m and was able to reach the final. In the final, he finished eleventh. A week later he also competed in the 10,000 m. There he finished eighth and not only improved his best time to 27: 10.76 min by more than half a minute, but also set the new Italian record over this distance. In December he won the bronze medal at the European Cross Country Championships in Lisbon

Crippa is currently the holder of several Italian youth records over various distances.

Major competitions

year	event	place	space	discipline	time
Starts for Italy
2012	European Cross Country Championships	Budapest	32.	Junior race
2013	World Cross Country Championships	Bydgoszcz	38.	Junior race
	U18 world championships	Donetsk	6th	1500 m	3: 45.02 min
	European Cross Country Championships	Belgrade	7th	Junior race
2014	U20 world championships	Eugene	10.	1500 m	3: 47.16 min
	European Cross Country Championships	Samokov	1.	Junior race
2015	World Cross Country Championships	Guiyang	20th	Junior race
	U20 European Championships	Eskilstuna	3.	5000 m	14: 35.39 min
	European Cross Country Championships	Hyeres	1.	Junior race
2016	European championships	Amsterdam	8th.	5000 m	13: 46.30 min
	European Cross Country Championships	Chia	3.	U23 race
2017	European Indoor Championships	Belgrade	7th	3000 m	8: 05.63 min
	U23 European Championships	Bydgoszcz	1.	5000 m	14: 14.28 min
	European Cross Country Championships	Šamorín	3.	U23 race
2018	European championships	Berlin	3.	10,000 m	28: 12.15 min
			4th	5000 m	13: 19.85 min
2019	World championships	Doha	11.	5000 m	13: 29.08 min
			8th.	10,000 m	27: 10.76 min. (NO)
	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon	3.	Adult racing	30:21 min

Personal best

• 800 m : 1: 50.16 min, April 30, 2016, Trento
• 1500 m : 3: 37.81 min, June 16, 2019, Rabat
• 3000 m : 7: 43.30 min, June 13, 2018, Ostrava
• 5000 m : 13: 07.84 min, July 20, 2019, London
  • 5000 m hall: 13: 23.99 min, February 18, 2017, Birmingham
• 10,000 m : 27: 10.76 min, October 6, 2019, Doha (Italian record)

Web links

• Yemaneberhan Crippa in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Yemaneberhan Crippa in the database of European Athletics (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Yemaneberhan Crippa - The orphan born to run
2. ↑ Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018) ( it ) fidal.it. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
3. ↑ Royal Crippa sui 10,000: 27: 44.21 e record U23! ( it ) fidal.it. Retrieved on July 16, 2019: “... fermando il cronometro a 27:44:21. L'azzurro, dopo quello dei 5000 metri con 13: 18.83 il 3 maggio a Palo Alto, si impossessa di un altro primato di Francesco Panetta che il 2 luglio del 1985 a Stoccolma aveva corso 27: 44.65. "