Merihun Crespi
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)
Blaten, Ethiopia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryItaly Italy
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
ClubC.S. Esercito
Coached byGiorgio Rondelli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 1500 m: 3:37.67 (2011)
  • 1500 m indoor: 3:42.80 (2012)
Medal record
Youth level
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano Team junior
European U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Hengelo 1500 m

Merihun Crespi (born 15 December 1988) is a born Ethiopian male Italian long-distance runner who won three times his country's senior national championship and an individual bronze medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships.[1]

Biography

Born in Blaten, Ethiopia, adopted when he was 3 by Italian family.[2] In 2009 he was azzurro at the Decanation in Paris (7th) and since 2010 he is part of the team trained by Giorgio Rondelli at the XXV Aprile field in Milan. He graduated from the Liceo Scientifico-Tecnologico, he loves music and reading: among all the champions he chooses Paul Tergat.[2]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2007 World Cross Country Championships Kenya Mombasa 60th Junior race (8 km) 27:19
European U20 Championships Netherlands Hengelo 3rd 1500 metres 4:01.83

National titles

He won three national championships at individual senior level.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "MERIHUN CRESPI - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Merihun Crespi Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" UOMINI - TUTTI I CAMPIONI 1906-2016" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

External links

Italian Athletics Champions in men's 1500 m
Italian Athletics Champions in men's indoor 1500 m
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