Girmaw Amare
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | גירמה אמרה |
| National team | Israel |
| Citizenship | Israeli |
| Born | October 26, 1987 |
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Running |
| Event(s) | 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon, and half marathon team event |
Girmaw Amare (גירמה אמרה; born 26 October 1987) is an Israeli runner.[1] He competes in the 10,000 m, half marathon, marathon, and half marathon team event.[2] He will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Amare attended Wingate Institute.[3]
Running career
In August 2017 he represented Israel at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, coming in 63rd in the marathon with a time of 2:26:37.[4][5][6]
In January 2018 Amare won the 41st Sea of Galilee Tiberias International Marathon with a time of 2:15.30, the sixth-best time ever by an Israeli, and won the Israeli national championship.[7][8] In February 2018, he won the Israeli 15 km Challenge in Rishon Letzion, Israel, with a time of 44:55.[1] In March 2018 he competed at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, coming in 10th in the Men's Half Marathon Team Event and 52nd in the Men's Half Marathon with a time of 1:03:19.[2]
In February 2019, he won the Israeli 15 km Challenge in Rishon Letzion, Israel, with a time of 45:13.[1] In May 2019 Amare came in eighth in the Prague Marathon with a time of 2:09:54.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Girmaw AMARE | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org.
- ^ a b "Athletics - Girmaw Amare (Israel)". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Athletes / AMARE Girmaw". universiade2013.sportresult.com.
- ^ "IAAF World Championships; ATHLETES by EVENT and SEASON BEST"
- ^ "Mixed fortunes for Israel's marathon runners". Times of Israel.
- ^ "MINENKO CARRYING ISRAEL’S HOPES IN TRIPLE-JUMP FINAL," The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Drama abounds in all aspects of Tiberias Marathon - Israel News". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "TEFERI SETS ISRAELI MARATHON RECORD AT EUROS, CHEMTAI LOSES MEDAL," The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Girmaw Amare". european-athletics.
- ^ "SALPETER SMASHES PRAGUE MARATHON COURSE RECORD WITH 2:19:46," IAAF.org.
