Dejene Debela

Dejene Debela Gonfa (born 9 January 1995) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the Xiamen International Marathon both in 2018 and in 2019.[1][2]

Dejene Debela
Personal information
Full nameDejene Debela Gonfa
Born (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running

He also won the Beijing Marathon in 2018 and he finished in 2nd place with a personal best of 2:05:46 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.[2][3]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Ethiopia
2016 Eindhoven Marathon Eindhoven, The Netherlands 5th Marathon 2:10:13
2017 Dubai Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 11th Marathon 2:12:18
Eindhoven Marathon Eindhoven, The Netherlands 4th Marathon 2:07:10
2018 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 1st Marathon 2:11:22
Rome Marathon Rome, Italy 7th Marathon 2:12:01
Beijing Marathon Beijing, China 1st Marathon 2:12:08
Abu Dhabi Marathon Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 2nd Marathon 2:07:06
2019 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 1st Marathon 2:09:26
Chicago Marathon Chicago, United States 2nd Marathon 2:05:46
2020 Xiamen International Marathon Xiamen, China 5th Marathon 2:11:07
Marrakech Marathon Marrakech, Morocco 9th Marathon 2:09:10

References
  1. "Debela retains Xiamen Marathon title". World Athletics. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Aiyabei ends Kenyan drought at Beijing Marathon". World Athletics. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "Kenya's Kosgei breaks world record at 2019 Chicago Marathon". Xinhua. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.


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