Sisay Lemma
Sisay Lemma Kasaye (born 12 December 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.[1]
Career
[edit]Sisay Lemma began his running career at 17 and initially competed barefoot due to a lack of running shoes.[2]
2012
[edit]Sisay won the Maratona d'Italia.
2013
[edit]Sisay was fifth in the Tiberias Marathon, won the Orlen Warsaw Marathon and finished fourth at the Eindhoven Marathon.[3]
2015
[edit]Sisay was fifth at the Dubai Marathon in January in 2:07:06, won the Vienna City Marathon[4] in April in 2:07:31 and the Frankfurt Marathon in October where he ran a personal best of 2:06:26.[5][6]
2016
[edit]In 2016 he improved his best to 2:05:16 at the Dubai Marathon where he finished fourth.
2017
[edit]In 2017, he was third at the Dubai Marathon in January and fourth at the Chicago Marathon in October, but he did not finish the Boston Marathon in April.
2018
[edit]In 2018, he began the season with a fifth-place finish at the Dubai Marathon on 26 January, a personal best of 2:04:08. In October, he broke the Ljubljana Marathon record with a time of 2:04:58.[7]
2019
[edit]He finished third at the 2019 Berlin Marathon, improving his personal best to 2:03:36.
2020
[edit]Lemma finished third at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon on 1 March in 2:04:51. At the 2020 London Marathon, he finished in third place at 2.05:45.
2021
[edit]Sisay won the 2021 London Marathon in a time of 2:04:01.[8]
2023
[edit]In 2023, he won and set the course record for the Valencia Marathon at 2:01:48, becoming the 4th man to run under 2:02 clocking. [9][10]
2024
[edit]Sisay won the 2024 Boston Marathon at 2:06:17.[11] He led the race from wire-to-wire, finishing 41 seconds ahead of the 2nd-place finisher Mohamed Esa (2:06:58).[12]
Lemma will represent Ethiopia in the 2024 Olympic Marathon taking pace in Paris, France.[13]
World Major Marathons
[edit]| Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Chicago Marathon | 4th | 2:11:01 | Chicago | 2017 Oct 08 | World Major Marathon debut |
| 2017 Boston Marathon | DNF | Boston | 2017 Apr 17 | ||
| 2019 Berlin Marathon | 3rd | 2:03:36 | Berlin | 2019 Sep 29 | Personal best time |
| 2020 Tokyo Marathon | 3rd | 2:04:51 | Tokyo | 2020 Mar 1 | |
| 2020 London Marathon | 3rd | 2:05:45 | London | 2020 Oct 4 | |
| 2021 London Marathon | 1st | 2:04:01 | Berlin | 2021 Oct 2 | First World Major Marathon win |
| 2024 Boston Marathon | 1st | 2:06:17 | Boston | 2024 Apr 15 | 10th fastest time in race history |
Personal bests
[edit]- Outdoor
| Event | Time | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon | 1:02:06 | 23 May 2015 | Göteborg |
| Marathon | 2:01:48 | 3 December 2023 | Valencia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sisay Lemma (Ethiopia)" (PDF). dubaimarathon.org. Dubai Marathon. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 October 2015). "Sisay Lemma Kasaye and Koren Jelela named as late additions to Frankfurt Marathon elite fields". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Sisay Lemma Kasaya wins Warsaw marathon". Radio Poland. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ IAAF: Lemma and Neuenschwander take the honours at the Vienna City Marathon. 12 April 2015
- ^ Frankfurt Marathon: Arne Gabius bricht deutschen Rekord mit 2:08:33 Stunden, Äthiopier Sisay Lemma und Gulume Tollesa siegen in Frankfurt Archived 27 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine 25 October 2015
- ^ "Lemma and Tollesa Achieve Historic Ethiopian Double at Frankfurt Marathon". IAAF. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "23rd Ljubljana Marathon: Ethiopian Lemma Kasaye and Kenian Visiline Jepkesho broke the record". 28 October 2018.
- ^ "London Marathon 2021: Jepkosgei and Lemma win London Marathon titles in rapid times". BBC Sport. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Valencia Marathon 2023: All results and times - complete list".
- ^ "Sisay Lemma Takes Down Course Record At Valencia Marathon". 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Boston Athletic Association". results.baa.org. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Geagan, Matt (15 April 2024). "See the Boston Marathon 2024 results for winners, times and more details - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Athletes | Paris-St-Denis 24 | Olympic Games". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Sisay LEMMA | Profile | World Athletics. (2021). Worldathletics.Org. Retrieved January 2, 2022, from https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/sisay-lemma-14547527
External links
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