Yebrgual Melese
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| Birth name | Yebrgual Melese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 18, 1990 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 10,000 metres, Marathon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | Ethiopian Athletics Federation 2013: 1st, 10,000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yebrgual Melese Arage (born Yebrgual Melese 18 April 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She placed second at the 2015 Chicago Marathon.
Career
[edit]At the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon in 2016, Yebrgual Melese ran the second-fastest time ever by a woman in Houston.[1]
She smashed the course record at the 19th edition of the Shanghai International Marathon in 2018.[2][3]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 10 kilometres | |||||
| 2011 | Ethiopian Athletics Federation Track and Field Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 6th | 10 km | 33:35.49 |
| France Clermont-Ferrand Road 10 km | Clermont-Ferrand, France | 3rd | 10 km | 32:54 | |
| 2013 | Ethiopian Athletics Federation Track and Field Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 10 km | 33:32.63 |
| Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta, GA, United States | 3rd | 10 km | 32:16 | |
| Beach to Beacon 10K | Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States | 4th | 10 km | 31:40 | |
| 2015 | Great Ethiopian Run | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | 10 km | 33:11 |
Representing  Ethiopia | |||||
| 2013 | World Cross Country Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 29th | 8 km | 25:44 |
| 2015 | All-Africa Games | Brazzaville, Congo | 3rd | Half marathon | 1:12:42 |
| Marathons representing Nike | |||||
| 2014 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 13th | Marathon | 2:29:46 |
| Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:26:21 | |
| Gold Coast Airport Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | Marathon | 2:32:49 | |
| 2015 | Houston Marathon | Houston, TX, United States | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:23 |
| Prague Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 1st | Marathon | 2:23:49 | |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, IL, United States | 2nd | Marathon | 2:23:43 | |
| 2016 | Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 5th | Marathon | 2:32:06 |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, IL, United States | 5th | Marathon | 2:24:49 | |
| 2017 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Marathon | 2:23:13 |
| Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 5th | Marathon | 2:22:51 | |
| Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 2nd | Marathon | 2:24:30 | |
| 2018 | Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 3rd | Marathon | 2:19:36 |
| Dongying Yellow River Marathon | Dongying, China | 2nd | Marathon | 2:27:47 | |
| Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:20:36 CR | |
| Half marathons representing Nike | |||||
| 2014 | Paris Half Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Half marathon | 1:09:23 |
| 2015 | Paris Half Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Half marathon | 1:09:54 |
| Prague Half Marathon | Prague, Czech Republic | 2nd | Half marathon | 1:08:21 | |
| 2018 | Portugal Half Marathon | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | Half marathon | 1:07:18 CR[4] |
Personal bests
[edit]| Distance | Performance | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 10,000 m | 32:38 | Appingedam, Netherlands | 30 June 2012 | |
| Half marathon | 1:07:18 | Lisbon, Portugal | 14 October 2018 | |
| Marathon | 2:19:36 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 26 January 2018 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ethiopia: Yebrgual Melese and Birhanu Gedefa Win in Houston As Ethiopians Sweep Again". Ethiopian Herald. January 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Yebrgual Melese smashes the Shanghai International Marathon course record". Kenyan Athletics News. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Highlights of 2018 Shanghai International Marathon". China Daily News. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Melese runs 67:18 CR in Lisbon". Run Blog Run. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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