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

half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcut ...

. Born in Adola in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, he began training with Gianni Demadonna's group and came to prominence in 2014. His first high level race was the

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in January that year, which he won in a best of 61:26 minutes. He then placed fourth at the Ethiopian half marathon championships. 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. Following his first major medals, he ran on the circuit and took third at the Giro Media Blenio in Switzerland and the Luanda Half Marathon in Angola. He won the 2014

Delhi Half Marathon Airtel Delhi Half Marathon (ADHM) is an annual half marathon foot-race held in New Delhi, India. Established in 2005, it is both an elite runner and mass participation event. It is an AIMS-certified course and is listed as a Gold Label Road Rac ...

in New Delhi with his personal best of 59:06.prtzy (2014-11-24)
Guye takes the crown at ADHM 2014
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2017 Berlin Marathon The 2017 Berlin Marathon was the 44th edition of the Berlin Marathon. The marathon took place in Berlin, Germany, on 24 September 2017 and was the fourth World Marathon Majors race of the year. The men's race was won by Eliud Kipchoge, who failed ...

he challenged

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and came second with a finishing time of 2:03:46, the fastest marathon-debut ever. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the

2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships The 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, originally scheduled for 29 March 2020 in Gdynia, Poland, was postponed until 17 October 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic. On , the mass participation race was cancelled, while the elite ...

held in Gdynia, Poland. In 2021, he won the men's race at the

2021 Berlin Marathon The 2021 Berlin Marathon was a marathon race held on 26 September 2021. It was the 47th edition of the annual Berlin Marathon. It was the first edition of the Berlin Marathon to take place after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. The 202 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adola, Guye Living people 1990 births Ethiopian male long-distance runners Sportspeople from Oromia Region Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games African Games competitors for Ethiopia Berlin Marathon male winners 21st-century Ethiopian people