Guye Adola
Adola during the 2014 World Half Marathon Championships
Personal information
Born (1990-10-20) October 20, 1990 (age 33)
Adola, Oromiya Region
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Half Marathon, Marathon
Coached byGemedu Dedefo
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Half marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Team

Guye Adola Idemo (born 20 October 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon.

Born in Adola in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, he began training with Gianni Demadonna's group and came to prominence in 2014.[2] His first high level race was the Marrakech Half Marathon in January that year, which he won in a best of 61:26 minutes.[3] He then placed fourth at the Ethiopian half marathon championships.[4]

His international debut shortly followed and he was Ethiopia's best performer at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, taking the individual bronze medal in a personal best of 59:21 minutes to lead the Ethiopian men to third in the team competition.[5] Following his first major medals, he ran on the circuit and took third at the Giro Media Blenio in Switzerland and the Luanda Half Marathon in Angola.[6][7] He won the 2014 Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi with his personal best of 59:06.[8]

In his marathon debut in the 2017 Berlin Marathon he challenged Eliud Kipchoge and came second with a finishing time of 2:03:46, the fastest marathon-debut ever.

In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[9]

In 2021, he won the men's race at the 2021 Berlin Marathon.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Guye Adola athlete profile". Eurosport.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Idemo Guye Adola. DeMadonna. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  3. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (2014-03-28). Tadese going for unprecedented sixth win. Men's preview – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  4. ^ Negash, Elshadai (2014-02-24). Zewde and Yalew take Ethiopian half-marathon titles in Addis Ababa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  5. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (2014-03-29). Kamworor surprises Tadese – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  6. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2014-04-21). Kangogo defeats quality field in Dongio 10km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  7. ^ Guya Adola. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  8. ^ prtzy (2014-11-24). Guye takes the crown at ADHM 2014
  9. ^ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  10. ^ Houston, Michael (26 September 2021). "Adola and Gebreslase win at Berlin Marathon as Bekele fails to threaten world record". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

External links

Berlin Marathon – men's winners
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