Feyisa Lilesa Athlete

Feyisa Lilesa (born February 1, 1990) is a male long-distance runner from Ethiopia. He became the youngest man to run under 2:06 hours when he set his personal best in the men's marathon at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. This makes him the third fastest Ethiopian runner ever over the distance, behind Haile Gebrselassie and Tsegay Kebede. He won the Dublin Marathon in 2009 in his debut race and then won the Xiamen International Marathon in 2010. He was the bronze medallist at the 2011 World Championships Marathon.

Personal facts

Feyisa Lilesa
Alias (AKA)Lelisa Feyisa; Lilisa Feyisa; Feysa Lelisa
Birth dateFebruary 01, 1990
Nationality
Ethiopia

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  1. http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/ethiopie/lilesa_feyisa.htm