Gebregziabher Gebremariam
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Gebregziabher Gebremariam (Amharic: ገብረግዚኣብሄር ገብረማርያም; born September 10, 1984, in Tigray) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner. He established himself at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior races in 2004. He represented Ethiopia over 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking fourth place, and over 10000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the 2009 World Champion in cross country.
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Full name | Gebregziabher Gebremariam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1984-09-10) September 10, 1984 (age 39) Tigray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Running | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He made his marathon debut at the 2010 New York City Marathon and won the race in a time of 2:08:14. He was third at the Boston Marathon in 2011 with a personal best of 2:04:53 hours (downhill). He is married to long-distance runner Werknesh Kidane.