Gebregziabher Gebremariam

Gebregziabher Gebremariam

Gebre Gebremariam at the 2011 NYC Marathon
Personal information
Full name	Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Nationality	Ethiopian
Born	(1984-09-10) September 10, 1984 (age 32) Tigray
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)
Sport
Sport	Running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Ethiopia World Cross Country Championships 2002 Dublin Junior race 2004 Brussels Short race team 2004 Brussels Long race team 2005 Saint-Etienne Short race team 2009 Amman Senior race 2002 Dublin Junior race team 2003 Lausanne Long race team 2004 Brussels Short race 2004 Brussels Long race 2008 Edinburgh Senior race team 2009 Amman Senior race team 2003 Lausanne Long race 2006 Fukuoka Senior race team 2010 Bydgoszcz Senior race team

Gebregziabher Gebremariam (born September 10, 1984 in Tigray) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He established himself at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior races in 2004. He represented Ethiopia over 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking fourth place, and over 10000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the 2009 World Champion in cross country.

He made his marathon debut at the 2010 New York City Marathon and won the race in a time of 2:08:14. He was third at the Boston Marathon in 2011 with a personal best of 2:04:53 hours (downhill). He is married to long-distance runner Werknesh Kidane.

At the 2002 World Junior Championships Gebregziabher Gebremariam won the 10,000 metres and finished third in the 5000 metres race. He also won the World Junior Championships in cross country running. The following year he made his first impact on the international scene by finishing third at the 1st IAAF World Athletics Final and second at the All-Africa Games.

In March 2004 Gebremariam showed that he had fully progressed from the junior ranks by winning two silver medals at the World Cross Country Championships, one over the short course and one over the long course; in essence, were it not for his countryman Kenenisa Bekele, he would be one of only two men ever to have claimed short and long course victories at the same Championships. He was selected for the Ethiopian Summer Olympic 5000 metres team along with Kenenisa Bekele and Dejene Berhanu, where he finished fourth, 0.25 seconds behind bronze medalist Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya.