Kelkile Gezahegn
 Kelkile Gezahegn at the 2018 Frankfurt Marathon | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Nationality | Ethiopian | |||||
| Born | 1 October 1996 | |||||
| Sport | ||||||
| Country |  Ethiopia | |||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||
| Event | Marathon | |||||
Medal record
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Kelkile Gezahegn Woldaregay (born 1 October 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who is specialized in marathon.
Career
In 2016 Gezahegn won three marathon competitions in China. In Chongqing (2:10:52 h).,[1] Hengshui (2:11:11 h) [2] and Hefei (2:08:54 h).
In 2017 he improved his personal best at the Rotterdam Marathon when he became sixth in 2:07:29 h [3] and in October when he finished as second in 2:06:55 at the Frankfurt Marathon.[4]
In 2018 again he could improve his personal best at the Rotterdam Marathon now in 2:05:56 h finishing as third.[5] He won the marathons in Lanzhou in 2:11:00 h [6] and the Frankfurt Marathon in 2:06:37 h [7]
In 2020 he won the Houston Marathon with a time of 2:08:36.
Personal Best
References
- ^ [1], IAAF-News, 20 Mar 2016, Liu and Woldaregay win at the Chongqing International Marathon, Retrieved on 9 November 2018.
- ^ [2], Article on onlineethiopia.net, 25 Sep 2016, Retrieved on 9 November 2018.
- ^ [3], Rotterdam marathon 2017 results on www.watchathletics.com, retrieved on 9 September 2018
- ^ [4], Official Frankfurt Marathon result. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.
- ^ [5], MyLaps Sports Timing. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.
- ^ [6], IAAF-News, 8 Jun 2018, Gezahegn aims to retain Lanzhou Marathon title, Retrieved on 9 November 2018.
- ^ [7], Official Frankfurt Marathon result. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.
