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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.
Nov 14, 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.
Nov 6, 2016 · Ghirmay Ghebreslassie of Eritrea turned in yet another masterful performance in his nascent marathon career, breaking the competition with a stunningly-effortless surge before the 20-mile mark to...
Nov 7, 2016 · Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, 20, from Eritrea finished the five-borough race in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 51 seconds, qualifying him as the third fastest runner in the marathon’s 46-year history.
Aug 21, 2015 · Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie became the first teenager to win an Olympic or World Championships marathon, shocking the Kenyan and Ethiopian favorites to open the meet in Beijing on Saturday. Ghebreslassie, 19, won the first Olympic or World Track and Field Championships gold medal for his country.
Nov 6, 2016 · Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie has won the New York City Marathon in the men's field. The 20-year-old beat Kenya's Lucas Rotich by 62 seconds and became the youngest male winner in New York.
