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Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Ge'ez: ግርማይ ገብረስላሰ, born 14 November 1995) is an Eritrean long distance runner. He won the 2015 World Championships in Athletics marathon in Beijing, China, becoming the youngest winner of the race at age 19 and became the first Eritrean to win a gold medal at the World Championships.
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (nacido el 14 de noviembre de 1995) es un atleta eritreo especializado en largas distancias, especialmente en el maratón. Ganó el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de 2015 en Pekín, China.
14 de nov. de 1995 · Ghirmay GHEBRESLASSIE, Eritrea - Marathon
Ghebreslassie was a surprise winner at the 2015 IAAF World Championships Marathon, battling the Beijing heat to claim victory in 2:12:28. At 19 years of age, he became the youngest winner in IAAF World Championships Marathon history, and his gold medal was Eritrea’s first ever at the championships.
21 de sept. de 2015 · Ghirmay Ghebreslassie caused one of the bigger upsets in Beijing last month for two reasons: 1) His marathon win at the World Championships delivered gold to Eritrea for the first time in the championships' history; 2) At 19-years-old, he became the first ever teen to win the event.
22 de ago. de 2015 · Sixteen years after Haile Gebrselassie made history by becoming the first runner to win four world titles in the 10,000m, his near-namesake Ghirmay Ghebreslassie was in the spotlight in the opening competition of the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015.
14 de nov. de 1995 · Ghirmay Ghebreslassie. Biographical information. Results. Special Notes. Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (1–0–0 2015 Beijing gold: marathon) Did you know? The first person to light the Olympic Flame and go on to win a gold medal in the same Olympics is Australia’s Cathy Freeman, who did so in 2000.
