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Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 3
TITLE SPONSOR CONTENTS 2019 Race Review 6 MEDIA INFORMATION Introduction 13 The Media Team 13 PRIZE MONEY The Media Centre 14 Press Conferences 14 THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE Start Details 17 Course Details 17 Times and Drinks Stations 17 Course Maps 18 SPONSORS THE 2020 RACES The 2020 Races 25 ELITE RUNNERS Elite Men: Entries 26 Elite Men: Biographies 27 Elite Women: Entries 36 Elite Women: Biographies 37 Awards and Bonuses 48 DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS Champions and Course Records 51 Past Results 53 Margins of Victory Men 63 Margins of Victory Women 64 WORLD MARATHON STATISTICS World and Continental Records 65 World All-Time Top 50 67 World’s Best in 2019 71 OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS World Record Pace Guide 75 Weather 76 THE DUBAI MARATHON STRUCTURE Event Officials 83 THE MASS EVENT Total number of participants year-by-year 87 4 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 5
RACE REVIEW MOLLA, CHEPNGETICH SCORCH RECORD BOOKS! Getaneh Molla of Ethiopia and Kenya’s Ruth completed an all-Ethiopian podium with Chepngetich won the 20th edition of the 2:04:24 for third place. Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon with both athletes producing spectacular course In a stunning women’s race, Kenya’s records that rank among the fastest times in Chepngetich achieved the third fastest time the history of marathon running. in history with 2:17:08. Only Britain’s world record holder Paula Radcliffe and Kenya’s In excellent weather conditions, Ethiopian Mary Keitany have ever run faster as the Molla clocked 2:03:34, achieving the first sub- 24-year-old smashed the course record by 2:04 time in Dubai. He improved the former more than two minutes. course record – set in 2018 – by 26 seconds and became the sixth fastest marathon runner Underlining the quality of the field, Worknesh ever. It is also an unofficial world debut record Degefa – the winner in Dubai in 2017 – by the 25-year-old. broke the Ethiopian record by 15 seconds Second-placed Herpassa Negasa also ran to become the fourth fastest runner ever in sub-2:04 with 2:03:40, making him the 2:17:41. Her compatriot Worknesh Edesa eighth fastest of all time, while Asefa Mengstu took third in 2:21:05. 6 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 7
Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and under the aegis of the Dubai Sports Council, the event once again underlined its status as a expect to run 2.03,” said the new champion. For Hug and Graf it was a successful defence world-class IAAF Gold Label Marathon. “I was hoping for maybe 2.05 or 2.06 so this of the titles they won in style in 2018, while for is a great win for me.” Hug there was another milestone with a new Molla smashing the course record on his marathon debut and Chepngetich’s duel with While the spoils were shared between Kenya unofficial world record for the Half Marathon. Degefa were the undoubted highlights.The and Ethiopia in the elite Marathon, in the Kenyan was having problems identifying As usual, more than 20,000 runners also took wheelchair category, there was a Swiss double her drinks’ bottles at feed stations, and part in the associated 10km Road Race and with Marcel Hug and Sandra Graf winning regularly fell behind, which may have cost 4km Fun Run as the Middle East’s biggest in 1h:24m:09s and 1h:41m:03s respectively her the Kenyan/African record held by mass participation sporting event celebrated before the trophies were presented by His colleague Mary Keitany, the second fastest it’s 20th birthday in style. The event was Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed in history with 2.17.01. bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Sports Council streamed live with no rights restrictions Molla said he did not know what to expect Deputy Chairman Mattar Al Tayer and Standard and is available to watch on repeat at bit. from his first marathon. “I certainly didn’t Chartered UAE CEO Rola Abu Manneh. ly/2019DubaiMarathon_Live. 88 STANDARD CHARTERED STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI DUBAI MARATHON MARATHON 2015 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 9
INFORMATION MEDIA MEDIA INFORMATION RESULTS - STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2019 RESULTS RESULTS MEN’S MARATHON WOMEN’S MARATHON 1 Getaneh Molla (ETH) 2:03:34 1 Ruth Chepngetich (KEN) 2:17:08 2 Herpassa Negasa (ETH) 2:03:40 2 Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 2:17:41 3 Asefa Mengstu (ETH) 2:04:24 3 Worknesh Edesa (ETH) 2:21:05 4 Emmanuel Saina (KEN) 2:05:02 4 Waganesh Mekasha (ETH) 2:22:45 5 Shifera Tamru (ETH) 2:05:18 5 Sintayehu Lewetegn (ETH) 2:25:59 6 Kelkile Gezahegn (ETH) 2:06:09 6 Rahma Tusa (ETH) 2:26:38 7 Adugna Takele (ETH) 2:06:32 7 Muluhabt Tsega (ETH) 2:27:36 8 Birhanu Teshome (ETH) 2:08:20 8 Sule Utura (ETH) 2:32:52 9 Fikadu Kebede (ETH) 2:08:27 10 Tadesse Abraham (CH) 2:09:50 RESULTS RESULTS MEN’S 10km WOMEN’S 10km 1 Tamri Ahmed (MOR) 28:32 1 Gerda Steyn (RSA) 34:02 2 Samir Jouaber (MOR) 29:07 2 Anne-Mari Hyrylalnen (FRA) 34:44 3 Mohammed Mira (MOR) 30:03 3 Myriam Lamure (FRA) 38:33 10 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020
MEDIA INFORMATION INFORMATION MEDIA MEDIA INFORMATION INTRODUCTION Welcome to the 2020 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Media Guide. We hope you find everything you need to help you cover n Introduction this year’s event in these pages. Please do n The Media Team not hesitate to ask one of the media team should you require anything else. n The Media Centre The following sections provide information (correct at the time of printing) about the n Press Conferences Dubai Marathon course, this year’s races, leading entrants, marathon statistics, the mass race and the event organisation. THE MEDIA TEAM The 2020 media team is managed by Alan Ewens and will be based in the Official Media Centre on Umm Suqeim Road from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24 inclusive. Alan Ewens - Media Director alan2804@emirates.net.ae Karen Rowlands - Media Assistant karenrowlands52@gmail.com Sam Lloyd - International Radio and TV News sam@lloydbell.co.uk Jon Walley - Event Photographer jon@jwalleyphotography.com Giancarlo Colombo - Event Photographer infogiancarlocolombo@me.com WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 13
MEDIA INFORMATION THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE THE MEDIA CENTRE RACE DAY FACILITIES The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon On race day the main Media Centre will be operates a temporary Media Centre during open from 4.00am providing a comfortable indoor location so journalists can cover all the days leading up to the event and on MARATHON COURSE aspects of the marathon opposite the finish line. race day. Refreshments will be served throughout the day. THE DUBAI ADDRESS Please note: Entry to the main race day Media Centre on Friday January 24 will be Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Media by accreditation only. This must be collected Centre, Umm Suqeim Road, Dubai. during race week from the Media Centre (see opening hours). No accreditation will be OPENING HOURS provided on race day. Wednesday, January 22 2pm-6pm PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Thursday, January 23 9am-6pm January 22, 2020 Friday, January 24 4.00am onwards Jumeirah Beach Hotel - 12.30pm CONTACTS January 24, 2020 Media Centre - Post Race (Time TBC) Alan Ewens - +97150 4514188 The post-race medalists press conferences GENERAL FACILITIES will be held in the event’s Media Centre with a time to be confirmed on the day shortly after Members of the media should come to the the race. Media Centre during opening hours (listed More information can be found on the website above) to pick up their accreditation – – www.dubaimarathon.org. Throughout race accreditation will also be available for collection week, the website will carry the latest news, at the pre-event press conference being held radio interviews and coverage of the press at Jumeirah Beach Hotel on January 22 at conference. 12.30pm. Latest race information will also Photographers, journalists and editors can be available from the Media Centre. Food view, download and publish free-to-use & Beverage will be provided as well as full images of the 2010-2019 marathons from wireless access. www.dubaimarathon.org 14 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020
THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE THE DUBAI MARATHON COURSE START DETAILS MARATHON START TIME KEEPING The Marathon will start on the Umm Suqeim The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon Road past the Police Academy near the usesadvance MIKATAGS technology to time all runners in the race, including the n Start Details Madinat Jumeirah Jumeirah overlooking the MARATHON COURSE iconic Burj Al Arab. wheelchair athletes. n Course Details All runners will be issued with a number Elite Men THE DUBAI including a Tag - a transponder attached to n Times and Drinks Stations Elite Women their running number. This Tag is read each time Wheelchair Race – Men and Women the runner passes strategically placed mats n Course Maps Mass runners and the finish line. These times are instantly relayed using an integrated communications 10km START system developed by Mika Timing, the The 10km will also start on the Umm Suqeim marathon’s information services provider, to Road past the Police Academy near the TV for immediate on–screen display. The same Madinat Jumeirah Jumeirah overlooking the information is also delivered to the marathon’s iconic Burj Al Arab. race day Media Centre to provide an instant resource for the world’s media. COURSE DETAILS The Marathon Route will start on the Umm All results will be posted on the Standard Suqeim Road at the Madinat Jumeirah end Chartered Dubai Marathon website on race turning left on the left side of the carriageway day. The address is www.dubaimarathon.org heading up Al Sufouh running past the Dubai DRINKS AND DRINKS STATIONS College Junction, past the entrance to Palm Dehydration is the biggest problem that Island on the other side, past the Dubai marathon runners have to overcome. In a Media City entrance and U turning back at hard race on a hot and humid day, up to four the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi traffic lights. litres of fluid can be lost through sweating and Then heading back along Al Sufouh past the exhalation. It is important for runners to keep Madinat junction onto the Jumeirah Beach well hydrated. It should also be noted that Road running past the Burj Al Arab and overhydration can also be an issue. It is just the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. The runners will as important for runners not to overhydrate reducing sodium levels. head up Jumeirah Beach Road on the left carriageway all the time running towards the Ion supply drinks supplied by Pocari Sweat new bridge at the Creek and U turning at Al will be available at six stations. Drinks will be Mehemal junction before the bridge heading provided at the 15km, 20km, 25km, 30km, back to the Madinat junction then U turning 35km and 40km stations. Water supplied by and doing this same exact section again. Masafi will be available at every 2.5km starting After completing the same lap a second time from 5km with the last drinks available at of the Jumeirah Beach Road section the 40km and the finish. Around 100,000 500ml plastic bottles of water have been supplied to runners will turn left after the Burj Al Arab at meet the needs of the Marathon. the Madinat heading 500m to the finish line on Umm Suqeim Road just before the Dubai In addition to water, many of the elite runners Police Academy. prefer to drink their own special drinks during the race. These special bottles are collected KILOMETRE MARKERS on Thursday night, kept in secure and cool Kilometre markers will be placed prominently on conditions and placed on the route at the the route every kilometre of the course. drink stations before the race. WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 17
COURSE MAP 42.195km MARATHON THE THE UNIVERSE UNIVERSE THE THE PALM PALM JUMEIRAH JUMEIRAH Burj Al Al Burj Arab Arab Dubai DubaiOffshore Offshore Jumeirah Jumeirah Sailing Sailing Club Club Beach Beach Park Park Jumeirah Jumeirah MEI JUJU MR E ROA CHCH D SEC ROA TIO D SEC N N TIO Madinat MadinatJumeirah Jumeirah Beach Beach Hotel Hotel TWO LAP TWO S OF LAP JUM S OF EIR JUM BEA AHAH EIR BEA Westin Westin DubaiOne Dubai One& Only & Only EIR EIR BEBE AHAH H RO ACAC ADAD H RO Mina Mina SeyahiRoyal Seyahi Royal Mirage Mirage JUM JUM RESIDENCE H RESIDENCE ALAL SUF SUF OUOU HH Dubai Dubai DUBAI DUBAI A College College MEDIA MEDIACITY CITY DUBAI DUBAI START START INTERNET CITY INTERNET CITY FINISH FINISH TOWERS ES TOWERS Dubai Dubai Police Police WA ALAL SLSL WA ADAD RORO Academy Academy ES HILLS ATES HILLS SHSEHI EI KHKZHAZA YEYDED RORAODAD SHEIKH SHEIKH ZAYED ZAYED ROAD ROAD Mall Mall of of Emirates Emirates ELEVATION PROFILE Start 1 km 2 km 3 km 4 km 5 km 6 km 7 km 8 km 9 km 10 km 11 km 12 km 13 km 14 km 15 km 16 km 17 km 18 km 19 km 20 km 21 km 22 km 23 km 24 km 25 km 26 km 27 km 28 km 29 km 30 km 31 km 32 km 33 km 34 km 35 km 36 km 37 km 38 km 39 km 40 km 41 km 42 km 30 30 27 27 Sunset Sunset 98'5'' 98'5'' 88'6'' 88'6'' 24 24 21 21 Mall Mall 78'8'' 78'8'' 68'10'' 68'10'' Height Height in in 18 18 59' 59' Height Height Metres Metres 15 15 49'2'' in 49'2'' in Feet Feet 12 12 39'4'' 39'4'' 99 29'6'' 29'6'' 66 19'8'' 19'8'' 33 9'10'' 9'10'' Sea Sea Level Level Sea Sea Level Level Westin Jumeirah Half Souk Madinat Jumeirah Hotel Turn Turn Lap 1 Marathon Jumeirah Turn Turn Lap 2 18 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 19
THE UNIVERSE COURSE MAP 10km ROAD RACE SITE MAP START & FINISH THE PALM JUMEIRAH Burj Al Arab SITE MAP Dubai Offshore Sailing Club Jumeirah Beach Park Jumeirah JU Madinat JUMEIRAH BEACH RD Madinat Jumeirah Beach Hotel One & Only 4km START Jumeirah Royal Mirage D JUMEIRAH BEACH ROA AL SUFOUH AL SUFOUH Dubai 10km START College START H DUBAI 4km/10km FINISH H DUBAI HOLDING INTERNET CITY A MARATHON FINISH M START M FOOD & BEVERAGE ABDULLAH OMRAN TARY AM ST Dubai Police AL WASL ROAD C C TOILETS B Academy C M J E J GRANDSTAND 2 J MARATHON SHEI K MARATHON FINISHERS KH Z FINISH AYED A 10km & 4km FINISHER MEDALS F MEDICAL & MEDALS ROAD WATER & FOOD SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD D MARATHON BAGGAGE B 10km BAGGAGE M K C TOILETS Mall of THE UNIVERSE M FOOD & BEVERAGE I Al Jalila D Foundation AL WASL RD Emirates C J GRANDSTAND 1 G WALK TO THE START COURSE MAP 4km FUN RUN E ADIDAS WALK TO THE START F MEDIA CENTRE Dubai UMM SUQEIM RD Police L & VIP CENTRE Academy I STANDARD CHARTERED G BOOTHS Burj Al Arab L VIP PARKING Dubai Offshore Jumeirah Sailing Club Beach Park Jumeirah J Madinat Jumeirah Beach Hotel METRO BRIDGE ACCESS TO THE START JUMEIRAH BEACH ROAD T AR ST HE WA Met T AL SUFOUH START Mall ro TO L of WA L K K Emir the TO ates TH E ST AR T SHEI KH Z AYED RD FINISH Mall of the Metro Statio n Emirates Dubai Police AL WASL ROAD Academy SHEI KH Z AYED ROAD SHEIKH ZAYED ROAD Mall of 20 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 Emirates WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 21
THE 2020 RACES THE 2020 RACES 22 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020
THE 2020 RACES THE 2020 RACES START TIMES 5:55am ............................................ Wheelchair Marathon Elites 6:00am ............................................ Marathon Elites n Start Times 7:00am ............................................ Marathon Masses n Elite Men: Entries 8:15am ............................................ 10Km Road Race n Elite Men: Biographies 11:00am ............................................ 4Km Fun Run n Elite Women: Entries n Elite Women: Biographies n Awards and Bonuses THE 2020 RACES WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 25
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES With a world-class personal best than two years later he decided of 2:04:40, Soloman Deksisa is to go for the marathon distance the fastest athlete on the start line running an impressive debut in for the Standard Chartered Dubai Rotterdam where he finished Marathon. Despite his relatively second in 2:06:22. Since then he young age the 25-year-old has fully focussed on the classic Ethiopian has gained quite some distance with the Ethiopian experience in marathon running. taking his first marathon victory After a brief track career Deksisa in Mumbai in 2018 and then turned to road running very early winning again in Hamburg a few and was just 20 when he won months later. He capped his best the San Diego Half Marathon year so far in Amsterdam with his with a PB of 60:12 in 2014. Less current PB of 2:04:40. Most Significant Results 2019 Amsterdam Marathon 2nd 2:05:16 BIB: DEKSISA 2018 Amsterdam Marathon 3rd 2:04:40 Soloman Deksisa 2018 Hamburg Marathon 1st 2:06:34 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN: ENTRIES Date of Birth: 11 March, 1994 Country: Ethiopia 2018 Mumbai Marathon 1st 2:09:34 2017 Toronto Marathon 3rd 2:11:27 Personal Bests BIB Name Country Bib Name PB Marathon: 2:04:40 (2018) 2017 Tokyo Marathon 12th 2:09:31 Half Marathon: 60:12 (2014) 2016 Rotterdam Marathon 2nd 2:06:22 1 Soloman Deksisa Gonfa Ethiopia DEKSISA 2:04:40 2 Seifu Tura Abdiwak Ethiopia TURA 2:04:44 3 Andualem Belay Shiferaw Ethiopia BELAY 2:06:00 Since making his marathon place. Dubai provided the debut with a solid second place keynote to a strong showing in 4 Aychew Bantie Dessie Ethiopia BANTIE 2:06:23 in 2:09:26 in Seoul in 2017, the general in 2018 which brought 5 Birhanu Bekele Berga Ethiopia BEKELE 2:06:41 22-year-old Ethiopian Seifu victories in Milan and Shanghai. Tura had proved a consistent Tura recovered from the 6 Limenih Getachew Yizengaw Ethiopia GETACHEW 2:06:49 performer, only failing once to disappointment of dropping out 7 Yitayal Atnafu Zerihun Ethiopia ATNAFU 2:07:00 finish the distance, which was of Tokyo in March 2019 with a in Tokyo in early March 2019. 8 Balew Yihunie Derseh Ethiopia YIHUNIE 2:07:22 strong performance in his most His best day so far was in recent marathon, finishing sixth 9 Beshah Yerssie Eskezia Ethiopia YERSSIE 2:08:37 the 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon when he took in Chicago last year in 2:08:35, 10 Yihunilign Adane Amsalu Ethiopia ADANE 2:09:11 full advantage of the renowned the second fastest marathon of 11 Abdi Fufa Nigassa Ethiopia FUFA 2:09:24 fast course to carve a big his career so far. Another good slice off his personal best, sign is setting a half marathon 12 Lencho Tesfaye Anbessa Ethiopia TESFAYE 2:10:49 best with 59:17 in Buenos Aires improving by over four minutes 13 Jose Luis Santana Marin Mexico SANTANA MARIN 2:10:54 to run 2:04:44 for seventh last August. 14 Juan Joel Pacheco Orozco Mexico PACHECO OROZCO 2:10:58 BIB: TURA Most Significant Results 15 Olika Adugna Bikila Ethiopia ADUGNA DEBUT Seifu Tura 2019 Chicago Marathon 6th 2:08:35 Date of Birth: 19 June, 1997 2019 Buenos Aires Half Marathon 2nd 59:17 16 Abe Gashahun Tilahun Ethiopia GASHAHUN DEBUT Country: Ethiopia 17 Tefera Mosisa Midekssa Ethiopia MOSISA DEBUT Personal Bests 2018 Shanghai Marathon 1st 2:09:18 18 Eric Kiprono Kiptanui Kenya KIPTANUI DEBUT Marathon: 2:04:44 (2018) 2018 Milan Marathon 1st 2:09:04 19 Zewudu Hailu Bekele Ethiopia HAILU DEBUT Half Marathon: 59:17 (2019) 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 7th 2:04:44 26 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 27
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES As with a number of elite winning in Xichang in 2018. Although Berga Birhanu Bekele of strong results, winning competitors returning to run Last year provided another has been a marathon runner marathons in Florence in 2011, the Standard Chartered Dubai breakthrough as Shiferaw for more than a decade, his Nanjing (China) in 2015 and Marathon, Andualem Shiferaw chopped over three minutes off development is very unusual. Krakow in 2018. Despite taking made a breakthrough in the his best from Dubai four years It took a long time until he a fine eighth place in the World event in Dubai. In 2015 he ran previously and won another improved his personal best Half Marathon Championships 2:09:56 for 10th place, breaking title into the bargain with his of 2:09:41 which he ran back in 2010, he has not competed 2:10 for the first time following 2:06:00 in Lisbon on October in 2009 in Beijing. Ten years at this distance again since later Bekele - no relation to 2011. Instead Bekele has his debutant year at the event in 20. This rounded off a busy and Ethiopian superstar Kenenisa focused only on the marathon 2013 when his first effort earned victorious marathon year for the Bekele - finally smashed it only and, at the age of 38, he him 2:17:17 for eighth in Seville. 27-year-old Ethiopian who won when he clocked 2:06:41 for finally seems to be flourishing. In keeping with a number of the Riga title in 2:08:51 in May third place in Sevilla in 2019. East African runners, he has after taking the Castellon crown In between these two personal raced with success in China with 2:08:16 in February. bests he had a number Most Significant Results Most Significant Results BIB: SHIFERAW 2019 Lisbon Marathon 1st 2:06:00 BIB: BEKELE 2019 Sevilla Marathon 3rd 2:06:41 Andualem Belay Shiferaw 2018 Xichang Marathon 1st 2:14:44 Berga Birhanu Bekele 2018 Krakow Marathon 1st 2:11:34 Date of Birth: 5 April, 1992 Date of Birth: 20 April, 1981 2017 Houston Marathon 4th 2:12:54 2017 Buenos Aires 3rd 2:11:57 Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2016 Wuhan Marathon 5th 2:13:26 2015 Nanjing Marathon 1st 2:12:42 Personal Bests Personal Bests Marathon: 2:06:00 (2019) 2015 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 10th 2:09:56 Marathon: 2:06:41 (2019) 2012 Florence Marathon 2nd 2:10:38 Half Marathon: 60:10 (2012) 2013 Castellon Marathon 1st 2:11:59 Half Marathon: 61:28 (2010) 2011 Florence Marathon 1st 2:09:52 2011 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 6th 2:09:54 The 24-year-old Ethiopian in 2:06:23 - an improvement 2010 World Half Marathon Champs, Nanning/CHN 8th 61:28 Aychew Bantie arrives for his of almost two minutes over his 2009 Beijing Marathon 5th 2:09:41 Standard Chartered Dubai previous best, set when finishing Marathon debut after a busy runner-up at the 2018 Kosice year on the road in 2019. He Marathon in Slovakia with 2:08:15. performed creditably in all three In so doing Bantie played his marathons he contested, winning part in the oldest marathon in the Hengshui title in China in Europe – Kosice was first held September after beginning in 1924. He should be in good the year with second place in shape to attack his personal best Mumbai in 2:10:05. In Prague in on Dubai’s fast course, having May he ran the fastest marathon won the Heerenberg 15km in the of his career so far, finishing third Netherlands last month in 43:34. Most Significant Results BIB: BANTIE 2019 15km Heerenberg 7th 43:34 Aychew Bantie 2019 Hengshui Marathon 1st 2:08:51 Date of Birth: 12 September, 1995 2019 Prague Marathon 3rd 2:06:23 Country: Ethiopia 2019 Mumbai Marathon 2nd 2:10:05 Personal Bests 2018 Kosice Marathon 2nd 2:08:15 Marathon: 2:06:23 (2019) 2017 Amsterdam Marathon 13th 2:09:40 28 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 29
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES At the age of 29 Limenih then ran his current personal During the first part of his improved to well below 2:10 in Getachew has plenty of best of 2:06:49 in Paris in 2014, career, Yitayal Atnafu Zerihun his next race, when he clocked marathon experience with the once again finishing second. competed at a number of 2:08:53 in Paris. From 2017 to classic distance having always world-class indoor and 2019 the Ethiopian collected a Getachew has had just one been his favourite event. Even outdoor meetings, achieving number of runner-up positions for African elite runners it is sub-par year so far - in 2017 he fine personal bests of 13:04.18 in top marathons. Most recently very uncommon to come to the ran in Dubai for the first time and and 27:50.70 at 5,000 and he was second in Istanbul European road racing circuit finished ninth in 2:11:16 before 10,000m respectively. It was last November, although as for the first time and start an dropping out of the Hamburg after running his 10,000m PB yet Zerihun has failed to win international career with a Marathon in spring. He was in 2015 that he switched to a marathon. The flat course marathon debut. This is exactly back in 2018 winning the Lisbon road running and soon moved in Dubai will probably provide what Getachew did back in Marathon in 2:07:34 - though up to the marathon distance, a perfect opportunity for the 2012 when he ran very well that was on a short course - and running his debut in Houston in 27-year-old to significantly clocking 2:07:39 in Cologne showed solid performances January 2016 with 2:12:09. He improve his PB. for second place. He slightly improved the following year and throughout 2019. Most Significant Results BIB: GETACHEW Most Significant Results BIB: ZERIHUN 2019 Istanbul Marathon 2nd 2:09:57 Limenih Getachew 2019 Shanghai Marathon 3rd 2:09:14 Yitayal Atnafu Zerihun 2019 Paris Marathon 7th 2:08:31 Date of Birth: 20 January, 1993 Date of Birth: 30 April, 1990 2019 Barcelona Marathon 5th 2:07:30 2019 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:10:08 Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2016 Rotterdam Marathon 4th 2:08:48 2018 Paris Marathon 4th 2:07:00 Personal Bests Personal Bests 2015 Ljubljana Marathon 1st 2:08:19 Marathon: 2:07:00 (2018) 2018 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:09:07 Marathon: 2:06:49 (2014) 2014 Paris Marathon 2nd 2:06:49 Half Marathon: 61:03 (2014) 2017 Paris Marathon 4th 2:07:21 2013 Hamburg Marathon 2nd 2:07:35 2017 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:12:33 2012 Cologne Marathon 2nd 2:07:39 2016 Paris Marathon 7th 2:08:53 2016 Houston Marathon 3rd 2:12:09 30 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 31
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES Balew Yihunie is a relatively then came agonisingly short of Adane returns to Dubai after 2:09:11 for third at the Beppu unknown athlete from victory in his second marathon in finishing 11th in the 2016 Marathon in Japan, also known Ethiopia. So far, he has raced Wuxi, China where he improved Standard Chartered event as the Oita event, on February internationally on only three to 2:10:22 but was beaten and having enjoyed a prolific 3. Until that performance his occasions and each of these by one second by fellow- 2019. He ran as many as best marathon was on his debut events was in the far East. All Ethiopian Asnake Negawo. The four marathons but produced in Dubai with 2:09:48 in 2016 creditable positions and times these races were marathons Chuncheon Marathon in Korea which was followed by another in every single one. His most and Yihunie showed good was his next race and Yihunie strong showing at the Joongang recent marathon brought victory performances in each of them, improved significantly by exactly Marathon in Seoul in early at Hefei in China on November always clinching a place on three minutes but was again 10 last year in 2:10:06. This November of that year. Adane is the podium. On his debut he runner-up in a time of 2:07:22, followed a strong performance very much a marathoner, having finished third in Guangzhou, 22 seconds behind the winner. at altitude in Mexico City on set his half marathon best of China, in 2018 crossing the August 25 and, prior to that, 61:34 almost eight years ago at line just seven seconds behind third place in Rome on April 7 the Boulogne-Billancourt event the winner in 2:10:53. Yihunle after setting a personal best of in Paris. BIB: YIHUNIE BIB: ADANE Most Significant Results Balew Yihunie Yihunilign Adane 2019 Hefei Marathon 1st 2:10:06 Date of Birth: 29 February, 1996 Date of Birth: 21 December, 1998 Most Significant Results 2019 Mexico City Marathon 4th 2:16:40A Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2019 Chuncheon Marathon, KOR 2nd 2:07:22 2019 Rome Marathon 3rd 2:09:53 Personal Bests Personal Bests 2019 Wuxi Marathon, CHN 2nd 2:10:22 Marathon: 2:09:11 (2019) 2019 Beppu Marathon 3rd 2:09:11 Marathon: 2:07:22 (2019) 2018 Guangzhou Marathon, CHN 3rd 2:10:53 Half Marathon: 61:34 (2014) 2018 Beirut Marathon 5th 2:13:11 2017 Beirut Marathon 2nd 2:10:50 2016 Joongang Marathon, Seoul 4th 2:09:58 Beshah Yerssie is an example 1946. Yerssie also competed at of the proliferating trend of the marathon distance in China 2016 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 11th 2:09:48 East African elite who head in 2019, again finishing fourth 2014 Boulogne-Billancourt HM, France 3rd 61:34 straight for the roads in their but with a somewhat slower professional running career time of 2:10:32 at Wuxi on rather than seek development March 24. He is no stranger to firstly on the track. His decision racing in the Emirates, having is paying off so far with a finished sixth in 2:10:01 in Abu personal best of 2:08:37 Dhabi on December 7, 2018, achieved in his latest marathon though the course of this race when he finished fourth at was short. Chuncheon in South Korea on October 27, 2019. Chuncheon is the second oldest marathon in South Korea, second only to Seoul and was first held in BIB: YERSSIE Beshah Yerssie Most Significant Results Date of Birth: 1 October, 1998 2019 Chuncheon Marathon, S. Korea 4th 2:08:37 Country: Ethiopia 2019 Wuxi Marathon, China 4th 2:10:32 Personal Bests 2018 Abu Dhabi Marathon 6th 2:10:01 Marathon: 2:08:37 (2019) (short course) 32 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 33
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE MEN BIOGRAPHIES The 24-year-old Abdi Fufa Aarhus in Denmark on March Eric Kiptanui is a marathon debut in Lisbon, followed by a arrives for his first experience of 30, finishing a creditable 15th. newcomer with superb potential. phenomenal course record of the Standard Chartered Dubai Fufa ran his fastest marathon His personal best of 58:42 58:42 in the Berlin Half Marathon Marathon after a busy 2019. It so far in 2018 when he makes him the fastest half in spring 2018. Time and again looks as if his preparation has clocked 2:09:24 for fifth place marathon runner ever entered marathon novices have achieved gone well with a personal best in Shanghai. His all-round into the Standard Chartered remarkable victories with superb at half marathon of 62:46 in performances over the past Dubai Marathon. Originally a performances in Dubai - it was Chunzhou in China on October two years suggest he is ready 1,500m runner the 29-year-old only a year ago when Ethiopia’s 13. In September he finished to move up a level on Dubai’s Kenyan made instant impact debutant Getaneh Molla won ninth in 2:13:33 in the Cape traditionally super-fast course. in international road running. the race in a course record time Town Marathon. He ran for Coached by renowned Italian of 2:03:34 - and Kiptanui looks Ethiopia in the World Cross- Renato Canova, Kiptanui won well capable of continuing this Country Championships at his first three races: on New tradition. Additionally, he might Year’s Eve 2017 he took the be the one who can end the 10k in Madrid, before clocking Ethiopian winning streak in Dubai Most Significant Results 60:05 on his half marathon which stretches back to 2012. 2019 Chunzhou Half Marathon, China 2nd 62:46 BIB: FUFA 2019 Cape Town Marathon 9th 2:13:33 BIB: KIPTANUI Abdi Fufa Eric Kiptanui Most Significant Results 2019 World Cross-Country Championships 15th 33:01 Date of Birth: 27 September, 1995 Date of Birth: 19 April, 1990 (DEN) 2019 Barcelona Half Marathon 1st 61:04 Country: Ethiopia Country: Kenya 2018 Shanghai Marathon 5th 2:09:24 2018 Berlin Half Marathon 1st 58:42 Personal Bests Personal Bests Marathon: 2:09:24 (2018) 2017 Hangzhou Marathon, China 3rd 2:10:41 Marathon: Debut 2018 Lisbon Half Marathon 1st 60:05 Half Marathon: 62:46 (2019) 2017 Warsaw Marathon 5th 2:15:35 Half Marathon: 58:42 (2018) 2017 Madrid 10k (San Silvestre) 1st 27:34 From a solid marathon debut distance goes back to 2017 At a very young age of 20, junior cross-country races to finish fifth at the 2018 edition and the 61:09 he clocked Tefera Mosisa will run his before he moved up to the half of the Hefei Marathon in China, to win the Bucharest title in marathon debut in Dubai. marathon distance last autumn. Anbesa has still to crack 2:10 Romania. The first marathon Young debutants from Ethiopia Mosisa won his debut in Trento for the distance but there is victory of the Ethiopian’s have caused major upsets with 61:12 and then took the every chance he will do it at career came at the second here in the past and Mosisa Tamesna Half Marathon in the latest Standard Chartered attempt, winning in Venice with will hope to follow in their Morocco five weeks later. Dubai Marathon, given the a personal best of 2:10:49 on footsteps. He did well as a consistency he has shown so November 27 last year. teenager on the track and in far. Since his marathon debut in China he has concentrated on this classic distance while also racing at half marathon. In 2019 he finished fourth in the Paris Half Marathon running Most Significant Results 65:50 but his best at that 2019 Tamesna Half Marathon, MAR 1st 62:13 BIB: TESFAYE Most Significant Results BIB: MOSISA 2019 Trento Half Marathon, ITA 1st 61:12 Lencho Tesfaye Anbesa 2019 Venice Marathon 1st 2:10:49 Tefera Mosisa 2017 World Junior Championships, Cross 6th 23:04 Date of Birth: 28 January, 1997 Date of Birth: 10 March, 1999 Country, Kampala/UGA 2019 Paris Half Marathon 4th 65:50 Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2016 African Junior Championships, Cross 7th 22:15 2018 Hefei Marathon 3rd 2:11:46 Personal Bests Personal Bests Country, Yaounde/CMR Marathon: 2:10:49 (2019) 2018 Milan Half Marathon 5th 61:53 Marathon: Debut 2015 World Youth Championships, 3,000 m, 3rd 7:55.04 Half Marathon: 61:09 (2017) 2017 Bucharest Half Marathon 1st 61:09 Half Marathon: 61:12 (2019) Cali/COL 34 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 35
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Worknesh Degefa has an won on her debut with 2:22:36. excellent record at the Standard She returned to the race in Chartered Dubai Marathon. The 2018, taking fourth place in Ethiopian established herself 2:19:53. Degefa planned to as one of the world’s leading run the New York Marathon in marathon runners last year, when she was runner-up in early November 2019 but had Dubai with a sensational time of to withdraw due to an injury. 2:17:41. Improving the Ethiopian The 29-year-old is also a very record of superstar Tirunesh consistent half marathon runner Dibaba by 15 seconds, she with a strong personal best of became the then fourth fastest 66:14 and has run sub-68:00 marathon runner ever. She then on seven occasions. Degefa dominated the Boston Marathon in April and won in 2:23:31. Two originally comes from Bale, years earlier Degefa caused a mountainous area south of an upset in Dubai, when she Addis Ababa. BIB: DEGEFA Worknesh Degefa Most Significant Results Date of Birth: 28 October, 1990 2019 Boston Marathon 1st 2:23:31 Country: Ethiopia 2019 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2nd 2:17:41 Personal Bests Marathon: 2:17:41 (2019) 2018 Prague Half Marathon 3rd 68:10 ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN: ENTRIES Half Marathon: 66:14 (2016) 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 4th 2:19:53 2017 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 1st 2:22:36 2017 Istanbul Half Marathon 3rd 68:55 BIB Name Country Bib Name PB 2016 Prague Half Marathon 2nd 66:14 W1 Worknesh Degefa Debele Ethiopia DEGEFA 2:17:41 W2 Bezunesh Deba Dejene Ethiopia DEBA 2:19:59 W3 Megertu Alemu Kebede Ethiopia ALEMU 2:21:10 W4 Bedatu Hirpa Badane Ethiopia HIRPA 2:21:32 W5 Dera Dida Yami Ethiopia DIDA 2:21:45 W6 Guteni Shone Ethiopia SHONE 2:23:32 W7 Dibabe Kuma Lema Ethiopia KUMA 2:23:34 W8 Tigist Abayechew Jabore Ethiopia ABAYECHEW 2:24:15 W9 Hayimanot Alemayehu Shewe Ethiopia ALEMAYEHU 2:25:51 W10 Yenenesh Tilahun Dinkesa Ethiopia TILAHUN 2:25:54 W11 Obse Abdeta Deme Ethiopia ABDETA 2:27:47 W12 Buze Diriba Kejela Ethiopia DIRIBA 2:28:06 W13 Chaltu Tafa Waka Ethiopia TAFA 2:29:30 W14 Hanna Lindholm Sweden LINDHOLM 2:29:34 W15 Gulzhanat Zhanatbek Kazakstan ZHANATBEK 2:33:10 W16 Hawi Feysa Gejia Ethiopia FEYSA DEBUT 36 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 37
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Bezunesh Deba switched to professional approach with less Alemu Megertu, who is also last spring, where she clocked road running early in her career. races on her schedule, Deba known as Megertu Kebede, a course record of 2:22:52. At the age of 20 she was enjoyed huge success between could very well cause a surprise She then showed good form already competing successfully 2011 and 2015. After finishing in Dubai. Little more than four in the build-up to the Frankfurt on the US road running circuit. runner-up twice in the New York years ago, the Ethiopian started Marathon, where she clocked a In 2009 she moved to New Marathon, she achieved her competing at international level PB of 66:43 in the half marathon York and since then lives in the biggest career victory in Boston before quickly turning to the in Copenhagen. While she Bronx. The Ethiopian ran her in 2014. Originally, she had been marathon, running her debut missed her target of running marathon debut in the same second, but Kenya’s winner in March 2017 in Zhengzhou, China in 2:29:10. In the sub 2:20 in Frankfurt she still year, winning in Moline (Illinois) Rita Jeptoo was disqualified. clocked a PB of 2:21:10 and meantime, Megertu has some with 2:44:22. Just five weeks Deba’s winning time of 2:19:59 took second place in a very experience in marathon running later she competed in New York still stands as Boston’s course competitive race. This is a very since she has run a total of finishing seventh in 2:35:54 record today. Less successful in promising development ahead eight races. Her breakthrough and then took the Sacramento recent years, the Ethiopian will performance came in Rome of Dubai. Marathon a month later with hope to reignite her marathon 2:32:17. When she took a more career in Dubai. BIB: ALEMU Most Significant Results Alemu Megertu BIB: DEBA Most Significant Results 2019 Frankfurt Marathon 2nd 2:21:10 Date of Birth: 12 October, 1997 Bezunesh Deba 2015 Boston Marathon 3rd 2:25:09 Country: Ethiopia 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon 4th 66:43 Date of Birth: 8 September, 1987 Personal Bests Country: Ethiopia 2014 New York Marathon 8th 2:31:40 2019 Rome Marathon 1st 2:22:52 Marathon: 2:21:10 (2019) Personal Bests 2014 Boston Marathon 1st 2:19:59 2019 Mumbai Marathon 4th 2:31:00 Half Marathon: 66:43 (2019) Marathon: 2:19:59 (2014) 2014 New York Half Marathon 2nd 68:59 2018 Shanghai Marathon 6th 2:28:08 Half Marathon: 68:59 (2014) 2013 New York Marathon 2nd 2:25:56 2018 Lanzhou Marathon 2nd 2:32:21 2013 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:24:26 2018 Rabat Marathon 2nd 2:31:33 2011 New York Marathon 2nd 2:23:19 2017 Casablanca Marathon 4th 2:34:11 2011 San Diego Marathon 1st 2:23:31 2017 Zhengzhou Marathon 2nd 2:29:10 38 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 39
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES The 20-year-old Ethiopian has third place. She had become Dera Dida has got all the tools to 68:06 suggested that she had a busy marathon career, a top-level marathoner while become a world-class marathon was a ready for a good race. which began as a teenager still short of her 20th birthday runner and improve to well under The youngster lived up to with a solid debut to finish and invitations to premier races 2:20. The Ethiopian has a track expectations running 2:21:45 third in Madrid in 2:34:47 in continued with Hirpa doing well background, possesses good and later in the year confirmed speed, has been successful in this performance with a 2:22:39 2017. Over the tough course in Tokyo in March 2019, finishing cross-country at the highest finish in a windy Frankfurt race. in Athens later that year she fifth in 2:23:43 in what is always level and has already run two Returning to the fast Dubai showed her consistency and a tough field. A month later she very good marathons. Two years course, Dida should be ready established it as a platform for sharpened her performance at ago, Dida came to Dubai as a for the next step. While she major improvement in Seville in the half marathon, running a highly promising debutant. She paused with marathon running February 2018, when she run lifetime best to win the Shanghai had won a silver medal in the in 2018 she took an excellent a personal best by almost nine title in 72:11. Her return to junior race at the 2015 World silver medal at the World Cross- minutes. Frankfurt in October Frankfurt in late October last Cross-Country Championships Country Championships in 2018 showed her rise continuing year proved to be a setback but and her half marathon PB of Aarhus, Denmark, in spring. with what remains her fastest only likely to be a temporary one Most Significant Results marathon to-date: 2:21:32 for for such a young talent. BIB: HIRPA BIB: DIDA 2019 All African Games, 10,000m, Rabat 3rd 31:58.78 Most Significant Results Bedatu Hirpa Dera Dida 2019 World Cross Country Denmark 2nd 36:16 2019 Frankfurt Marathon 14th 2:32:19 Date of Birth: 28 April, 1999 Date of Birth: 26 October, 1996 2018 Frankfurt Marathon 5th 2:22:39 Country: Ethiopia 2019 Shanghai Half Marathon 1st 72:11 Country: Ethiopia 2018 Rome Ostia Half Marathon 2nd 69:21 Personal Bests 2019 Tokyo Marathon 5th 2:23:43 Personal Bests Marathon: 2:21:32 (2018) Marathon: 2:21:45 (2018) 2018 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 7th 2:21:45 2018 Frankfurt Marathon 3rd 2:21:32 Half Marathon: 72:11 (2019) Half Marathon: 68:06 (2017) 2017 Houston Half Marathon 2nd 68:06 2018 Seville Marathon 3rd 2:25:54 2017 Athens Marathon 1st 2:34:18 The 28-year-old Guteni Shone runner-up in Houston in 2:23:32. 2017 Madrid Marathon 3rd 2:34:47 from Ethiopia came back to This 2015 performance was form in 2019 when she ran a major improvement on her close to her fastest time in the second place in Rotterdam the marathon to win the Seville previous year where she ran title in Spain on February 17 2:30:23. Her half marathon best in 2:24:28. Until then she had is impressive – 68:31 – for third been lingering in the high 2:20s place in the highly competitive in terms of race results though Ras Al Khaimah event in 2014. achieving consistency in finishing The Standard Chartered Dubai positions. Her best marathon Marathon and its renowned fast so far was five years ago this course offers the ideal stage for month when Shone finished Shone to shine. Most Significant Results 2019 Seville Marathon 1st 2:24:28 BIB: SHONE 2018 Seoul Marathon 7th 2:27:53 Guteni Shone 2017 Xiamen Marathon, China 4th 2:29:58 Date of Birth: 17 November, 1991 2016 Houston Marathon 8th 2:33:19 Country: Ethiopia 2015 Houston Marathon 2nd 2:23:32 Personal Bests Marathon: 2:23:32 (2015) 2014 Rotterdam Marathon 2nd 2:30:23 Half Marathon: 68:31 (2014) 2014 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon 3rd 68:31 40 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 41
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Dibabe Kuma is still relatively of muscle problems - including Haimanot Alemayehu started then, however, she could not new to the marathon but while Kuma’s pacemakers - but the her international career as match this sort of performance the 23-year-old has only run the Ethiopian led from start to finish a half marathon runner and with her most recent marathon classic distance on twice on and clocked 2:24:41 to mark it was in 2013 when the being the Taiyuan race in China both occasions she produced her biggest career win. The race Ethiopian switched to the in September 2019, where she excellent results. Kuma ran her in Hamburg indicates that she marathon. Since then she has finished 10th in 2:43:15. The debut in Ljubljana in 2018 when should be able to run much faster not competed at any other fast course in Dubai will be the she achieved a credible time than her personal best when distance internationally and ran perfect opportunity to run well of 2:23:34 and last spring she faced with the good conditions on mostly modest times between under 2:30 for a second time. took the Hamburg Marathon the flat Dubai course. Her PB in 2:35 and 2:40. However with a dominant performance in the half marathon also suggests Alemayehu then smashed difficult weather conditions. Wet this as less than a year ago she and chilly weather caused many was second in the Barcelona Half her personal best and ran runners to drop out because Marathon in a time of 66:45. well below 2:30 in Sevilla in 2018, finishing second just 16 Most Significant Results seconds behind the winner and clocking 2:25:51. Since 2019 Hamburg Marathon 1st 2:24:41 BIB: KUMA 2019 Barcelona Half Marathon 2nd 66:45 BIB: ALEMAYEHU Most Significant Results Dibabe Kuma 2018 Kolkata 25k 1st 1:27:34 Haimanot Alemayehu 2018 Sevilla Marathon 2nd 2:25:51 Date of Birth: 14 September, 1996 Date of Birth: 17 June, 1990 2017 Hefei Marathon, CHN 1st 2:36:20 2018 Ljubljana Marathon 3rd 2:23:34 Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2018 Barcelona Half Marathon 2nd 68:37 2015 Casablanca Marathon 2nd 2:34:22 Personal Bests Personal Bests Marathon: 2:23:34 (2018) 2017 Barcelona Half Marathon 2nd 69:49 Marathon: 2:25:51 (2018) 2014 Madrid Marathon 3rd 2:36:02 Half Marathon: 66:45 (2018) 2016 Paris Half Marathon 1st 69:18 Half Marathon: 74:32 (2013) 2013 Lodz Marathon, POL 3rd 2:35:52 Tigist Abayechew has made gathered experience on the The Standard Chartered Dubai notable results, taking the 15k rapid progress from her roads, running her best 10k Marathon will be Yenenesh race in Nijmegen in 2015 with marathon debut at Taiyuan in in Des Moines in the heart Tilahun Dinkesa’s second 50:05 and placing fourth in the China in 2017 when she ran of the USA, clocking 33:25 race over the classic distance 10 miles’ event in Zaandam, 2:30:11 for second place. At which remains her best for the – a year ago she ran a fine Netherlands, in the same year her next outing at the distance distance. Having improved her marathon debut in Spain, when in 52:53. While her half marathon in November last year, the marathon PB by almost six she took third place in Sevilla. PB stands at 69:23 the marathon 25-year-old Ethiopian improved minutes at the second attempt, Considering her personal bests distance may well be the event her best to 2:24:15 to finish Dubai’s fast course should at shorter distances, Dinkesa’s where she can achieve an runner-up in Istanbul and she prove to be to her liking for time of 2:25:54 was a very international breakthrough. has built up steadily towards the further development. good performance. In earlier marathon, performing well on years the Ethiopian competed the track in her home country at various track and road with a 10,000m best of 33:06.75 events, stretching from the in 2014 in Addis Ababa. She 1,500m to the half marathon ventured further afield as she distance. She achieved some BIB: ABAYECHEW BIB: TILAHUN Most Significant Results Tigist Abayechew Most Significant Results Yenenesh Tilahun Dinkesa 2019 Lugano Half Marathon, Lugano, SUI 1st 69:23 Date of Birth: 22 February, 1994 Date of Birth: 22 September 1994 2019 Istanbul Marathon 2nd 2:24:15 2019 Sevilla Marathon 3rd 2:25:54 Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2019 Yangzhou Half Marathon 4th 70:13 Personal Bests 2016 African Games 10,000m, Durban 6th 32:17.38 Personal Bests Marathon: 2:24:15 (2019) 2017 Taiyuan Marathon 2nd 2:30:11 Marathon: 2:25:54 (2019) 2015 Nijmegen, NED, 15k 1st 50:05 Half Marathon: 70:13 (2019) 2015 10k Road, Des Moines 5th 33:25 Half Marathon: 69:39 (2016) 2013 Istanbul, 15k 1st 49:52 42 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 43
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES Still very young, Obse Abdeta track, running her fastest ever Chaltu Waka clocked a number short. If the length of the course brings track and shorter distance 5,000m to win in Regensburg of times around the 2:30 mark would have been accurate speed to the second marathon in Germany with 15:33.41. A after winning her marathon Waka would now have a PB of of her career. She made an highly-productive 2019 also debut in Porto back in 2013 around 2:25:45. So she may impressive debut in finishing included her best half marathon with 2:37:47. She ran her be able to run such a time in third in Shanghai on November to date with 71:20 for fourth in personal best of 2:29:30 when Dubai. The Ethiopian won the 17 last year, running 2:27:47 Madrid on April 7. All the signs she was third in Warsaw in Rennes Marathon last year with which was the world’s fastest for point to another improvement in 2015. A year later Waka took 2:30:01, however this is also a the year by an Under-20 junior Dubai for her second marathon. the Kosice Marathon in Slovakia time that does not appear in the at the time. This continued her with 2:32:20. She was really official world lists as the course run of form as a junior, having unlucky when she found out is downhill. run a world junior best time that her stand-out performance for 2019 for 10k on the road was irregular. Waka ran 2:25:09 at Valenciennes in France on for fourth place in Abu Dhabi in March 31 of 31:13. In May 2019 2018, however the course was she was also on form on the between 120 and 130 meters BIB: ABDETA BIB: WAKA Most Significant Results Obse Abdeta Most Significant Results Chaltu Waka 2019 Rennes Marathon 1st 2:30:01 * Date of Birth: 7 September, 2000 2019 Shanghai Marathon 3rd 2:27:47 Date of Birth: 25 September, 1985 2018 Abu Dhabi Marathon 4th 2:25:09 ° Country: Ethiopia Country: Ethiopia 2019 Madrid Half Marathon 4th 71:20 2017 Milan Marathon 3rd 2:31:38 Personal Bests Personal Bests Marathon: 2:27:42 (2019) 2019 10km, Valenciennes 3rd 31:13 Marathon: 2:29:30 (2015) 2016 Kosice Marathon 1st 2:32:20 Half Marathon: 71:20 (2019) 2019 5,000m, Regensburg 1st 15:33.41 Half Marathon: 72:39 (2013) 2015 Warsaw Marathon 3rd 2:29:30 2014 Chongqing Marathon, CHN 2nd 2:30:43 Buze Diriba went for a more successful at 5k and 10k races 2013 Porto Marathon 1st 2:37:47 traditional approach to her long- as well as in the half marathon * downhill course distance running career. She first in the US, where she collected a ° short course started as a track and cross- number of victories and podium country runner. The Ethiopian’s places. Diriba achieved strong favourite distances on the track personal bests of 31:37 at 10k were the 5,000 and the 3,000m. and 66:50 in the half marathon. Her best performance during her However, it took some time early years as an international athlete came at the 2013 World before she ran her marathon Championships in Moscow debut: in January 2019 she where she took fifth place in the finished fourth in Houston with 5,000m final. Diriba started to 2:28:06. Her next marathon was focus more on road running after New York, but she did not reach these championships. She was the finish line last November. Most Significant Results 2019 Houston Marathon 4th 2:28:06 BIB: DIRIBA 2018 New York Half Marathon 1st 72:23 Buze Diriba 2018 Houston Half Marathon 4th 66:50 Date of Birth: 9 February, 1994 Country: Ethiopia 2016 Philadelphia Half Marathon 1st 71:49 Personal Bests 2013 World Championships, 5,000m, Moscow 5th 15:05.38 Marathon: 2:28:06 (2019) 2012 World Junior Championships, 5,000m, 1st 15:32.94 Half Marathon: 66:50 (2018) Barcelona 44 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 45
ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES ELITE RUNNERS ELITE WOMEN BIOGRAPHIES The 40-year-old Lindholm to her consistency. For good The 20-year-old Ethiopian track including a personal best has methodically broken measure she also ran a personal Hawi Feysa has turned to the at 5,000m set at the perennially- through the 2:30 barrier in the best for the half marathon in marathon early in her career strong meeting of Hengelo in the marathon, proving that a highly Copenhagen on September after good performances on Netherlands. On June 9, 2019 active 2019 on the roads had 15, clocking 71:57. She has the track and cross-country she ran her fastest 5,000m so not blunted her edge when it twice competed for Sweden in while also showing promise far with a time of 14:38.76. Last came to reaching this goal. the marathon at the European on the road. She makes her year also saw her run creditably The Swede broke through Championships, in 2014 and marathon debut in the Standard in the World Cross-Country with 2:29:34 for fifth place in 2018, and her best performance Chartered event in Dubai. Her Championships at Aarhus in Hamburg in April, the first of has been the 22nd place in last major competitive outing Denmark, finishing 17th in the three marathons for the year Zurich six years ago. On the fast was running for Ethiopia at the senior race. In 2017 she ran and her results in Stockholm Dubai course she will be eager World Championships in Doha 50:09 for 15km on the road at Le in June: 4th in 2:41:31 on a to achieve the Olympic qualifying where she finished eighth in the Puy-en-Velay in France, a level course and conditions which time of 2:29:30. final of the 5,000m, clocking of performance which suggests are rarely easy and Frankfurt in the marathon may be where her 14:44.92. The 2019 season October: 12th in 2:30:47, point marked advances for her on the future lies. BIB: LINDHOLM Most Significant Results BIB: FEYSA Most Significant Results Hanna Lindholm 2019 Frankfurt Marathon 12th 2:30:47 Hawi Feysa 2019 5,000m (World Championships) Doha 8th 14:44.92 Date of Birth: 28 November, 1979 Date of Birth: 1 February, 1999 2019 Half Marathon, Copenhagen 18th 71:57 2019 5,000m Hengelo 3rd 14:38.76 Country: Sweden Country: Ethiopia Personal Bests 2019 Stockholm Marathon 4th 2:41:31 Personal Bests 2019 World Cross-Country Championships 17th 37:59 Marathon: 2:29:34 (2019) 2019 Hamburg Marathon 5th 2:29:34 Marathon: Debut (DEN) Half Marathon: 71:57 (2019) 2018 Valencia Marathon 9th 2:30:37 5,000m Track: 14:38.76 (2019) 2017 15km Le Puy-en-Velay, France 4th 50:09 2018 European Championships, Berlin 42nd 2:44:05 2017 Amsterdam Marathon 1st 2:39:45 2014 European Championships, Zurich 22nd 2:37:44 46 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 47
AWARDS AND BONUSES - MARATHON STATISTICS & RECORDS Marathon Open Marathon UAE Nationals MEN WOMEN MEN WOMEN USD USD AED AED 1st 100,000 1st 100,000 1st 10,000 1st 10,000 2nd 40,000 2nd 40,000 2nd 5,000 2nd 5,000 3rd 20,000 3rd 20,000 3rd 3,000 3rd 3,000 4th 10,000 4th 10,000 TOTAL 18,000 TOTAL 18,000 5th 5,000 5th 5,000 Sponsored by 6th 4,500 6th 4,500 7th 4,000 7th 4,000 8th 3,500 8th 3,500 9th 3,000 9th 3,000 Marathon Push Chair UAE Nationals 10th 2,500 10th 2,500 MEN WOMEN AED AED 1st 10,000 1st 10,000 Sponsored by 2nd 5,000 2nd 5,000 3rd 3,000 3rd 3,000 TOTAL 18,000 TOTAL 18,000 Sponsored by Marathon Push Chair Open Marathon World Record Bonus MEN WOMEN Marathon Men’s World Record STATISTICS & AED AED RECORDS Bonus US$200,000 1st 25,000 1st 25,000 2nd 15,000 2nd 15,000 Marathon Women’s World Record 3rd 10,000 3rd 10,000 4th 5,000 4th 5,000 Bonus US$200,000 TOTAL 55,000 TOTAL 55,000 AWARDS AND BONUSES - 10km 10km Open 10km UAE Nationals MEN WOMEN MEN WOMEN AED AED AED AED 1st 4,000 1st 4,000 1st 4,000 1st 4,000 2nd 2,000 2nd 2,000 2nd 2,000 2nd 2,000 3rd 1,000 3rd 1,000 3rd 1,000 3rd 1,000 TOTAL 7,000 TOTAL 7,000 TOTAL 7,000 TOTAL 7,000 Sponsored by 48 STANDARD CHARTERED DUBAI MARATHON 2020
STATISTICS & RECORDS STATISTICS & RECORDS DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS : CHAMPIONS RECORDS Year Male Athlete Country Time Female Athlete Country Time DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS 2000 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:12:21 Ramilja Burangulowa Russia 2:40:22 2001 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:36 Ramilja Burangulowa Russia 2:37:07 n Champions and Course Records 2002 Wilson Kibet Kenya 2:13:04 Albina Iwanowa Russia 2:33:31 n Past Results 2003 Joseph Kahugu Kenya 2:09:33 Irina Permitina Russia 2:36:26 n Margins of Victory 2004 Gashaw Asfaw Ethiopia 2:12:49 Leila Aman Ethiopia 2:42:36 2005 Dejene Guta Ethiopia 2:10:49 Diribe Hunde Ethiopia 2:39:08 2006 Joseph Ngeny Kiprotich Kenya 2:13:02 Delilah Asiago Kenya 2:43:09 WORLD MARATHON STATISTICS 2007 William Todoo Rotich Kenya 2:09:53 Magarsa Askale Tafa Ethiopia 2:27:19 2008 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:04:53 Berhane Adere Ethiopia 2:22:42 n World and Continental Records 2009 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:05:29 Bezunesh Bekele Ethiopia 2:24:02 n World All-Time Top 50 2010 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2:06:09 Mamitu Daska Ethiopia 2:24:19 n World’s Best in 2019 2011 David Barmasai Tumo Kenya 2:07:18 Aselefech Mergia Kenya 2:22:45 2012 Ayele Abshero Ethiopia 2:04:23 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2:19:31 n World Record Pace Guide 2013 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:04:45 Tirfi Tsegaye Ethiopia 2:23:23 n Weather 2014 Tsegaye Mekonnen Ethiopia 2:04:32 Mula Seboka Ethiopia 2:25:01 2015 Lemi Berhanu Ethiopia 2:05:28 Aselefech Mergia Ethiopia 2:20:02 2016 Tesfaye Abera Dibaba Ethiopia 2:04:24 Tirfi Tsegaye Beyene Ethiopia 2:19:41 STATISTICS & RECORDS 2017 Tamirat Tola Adere Ethiopia 2:04:11 Worknesh Degefa Debele Ethiopia 2:22:36 2018 Mosinet Geremew Bayih Ethiopia 2:04:00 Roza Dereje Bekele Ethiopia 2:19:17 2019 Getaneh Molla Ethiopia 2:03:34 Ruth Chepngetich Kenya 2:17:08 DUBAI MARATHON STATISTICS : COURSE RECORDS MEN WOMEN 2019 Getaneh Molla Ethiopia 2:03:34 2019 Ruth Chepngetich Kenya 2:17:08 WWW.DUBAIMARATHON.ORG 51
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