Guye Adola

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Guye Adola
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Half marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Copenhagen Team

Guye Adola Idemo (born 20 October 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon.

Born in Adola in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, he began training with Gianni Demadonna's group and came to prominence in 2014.[1] His first high level race was the Marrakech Half Marathon in January that year, which he won in a best of 61:26 minutes.[2] He then placed fourth at the Ethiopian half marathon championships.[3]

His international debut shortly followed and he was Ethiopia's best performer at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, taking the individual bronze medal in a personal best of 59:21 minutes to lead the Ethiopian men to third in the team competition.[4] Following his first major medals, he ran on the circuit and took third at the Giro Media Blenio in Italy and the Luanda Half Marathon in Angola.[5][6] He won the 2014 Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi with his personal best of 59:06.[7]

References

  1. Idemo Guye Adola. DeMadonna. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  2. Rowbottom, Mike (2014-03-28). Tadese going for unprecedented sixth win. Men's preview – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  3. Negash, Elshadai (2014-02-24). Zewde and Yalew take Ethiopian half-marathon titles in Addis Ababa. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  4. Rowbottom, Mike (2014-03-29). Kamworor surprises Tadese – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  5. Sampaolo, Diego (2014-04-21). Kangogo defeats quality field in Dongio 10km. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  6. Guya Adola. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.
  7. prtzy (2014-11-24). Guye takes the crown at ADHM 2014

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