Yebrgual Melese
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Birth name | Yebrgual Melese | |||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | April 18, 1990|||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and Field Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Marathon | |||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||||
National finals | Ethiopian Athletics Federation 2013 1st 10,000 m | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 3 January 2019. |
Yebrgual Melese Arage (born Yebrgual Melese 18 April 1990 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian track and field athlete, who competes in marathon and long distance track events.
Career[]
Ethiopia’s Yebrgual Melese Arage smashed the course record at the 19th edition of the 2018 Shanghai International Marathon.[1][2]
At the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon (2016) as Yebrgual Melese ran the second-fastest time ever by a woman in Houston.[3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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10 km | |||||
2011 | Ethiopian Athletics Federation Track and Field Championships |
Addis Ababa | 6th | 10 km | 33:35.49 |
France Clermont-Ferrand Road 10 km | Clermont-Ferrand | 3rd | 10 km | 32:54 | |
2013 | Ethiopian Athletics Federation Track and Field Championships |
Addis Ababa | 1st | 10 km | 33:32.63 |
Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta | 3rd | 10 km | 32:16 | |
Beach to Beacon 10K | Cape Elizabeth, Maine | 4th | 10 km | 31:40 | |
2015 | Great Ethiopian Run | Addis Ababa | 2nd | 10 km | 33:11 |
Representing Ethiopia | |||||
2013 | 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race | Bydgoszcz, Województwo kujawsko-pomorskie, Poland |
29th | 8 km | 25:44 |
2015 | All-Africa Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 3rd | half marathon | 1:12:42 |
Marathons Representing Nike | |||||
2014 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13th | Marathon | 2:29:46 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:26:21 | |
Gold Coast Airport Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | Marathon | 2:32:49 | |
2015 | Houston Marathon | Houston, Texas USA | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:23 |
Prague Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:49 | |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, Illinois USA | 2nd | Marathon | 2:23:43 | |
2016 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 5th | Marathon | 2:32:06 |
Chicago Marathon | Chicago, Illinois USA | 5th | Marathon | 2:24:49 | |
2017 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Marathon | 2:23:13 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 5th | Marathon | 2:22:51 | |
Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:24:30 | |
2018 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Marathon | 2:19:36 |
Dongying Yellow River Marathon | Dongying, China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:27:47 | |
Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:20:36 | |
Half Marathons Representing Nike | |||||
2014 | Paris Half Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:09:23 |
2015 | Paris Half Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:09:54 |
Prague Half Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | Half Marathon | 1:08:21 | |
2018 | Portugal Half Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:07:18 |
Personal bests[]
Distance | Performance | Location | Date | Notes |
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10,000 m Altitude | 33:32.63 | Addis Abeba | 30 JUNE 2013 | |
10,000 m | 31:40 | Cape Elizabeth, Maine | 3 AUGUST 2013 | |
Half marathon | 1:07:18 | Lisboa, Portugal | 14 OCTOBER 2018 | course record[4] |
Marathon | 2:19:36 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 26 JANUARY 2018 |
References[]
- ^ "Yebrgual Melese smashes the Shanghai International Marathon course record". Kenyan Athletics News. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Highlights of 2018 Shanghai International Marathon". China Daily News. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Ethiopia: Yebrgual Melese and Birhanu Gedefa Win in Houston As Ethiopians Sweep Again". Ethiopian Herald. January 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Melese runs 67:18 CR in Lisbon". Run Blog Run. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Living people
- 1990 births
- Ethiopian female long-distance runners
- Ethiopian female marathon runners
- Ethiopian female cross country runners
- Athletes from Addis Ababa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists for Ethiopia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Ethiopian athletics biography stubs