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Gemechu Aboye
Gemechu is a male given name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: *Gemechu Woyecha (born 1979), Ethiopian marathon runner formerly of Qatar *Gemechu Kebede (born 1973), Ethiopian marathon runner who finished twelfth at the 1999 World Championships *Shitaye Gemechu (born 1980), Ethiopian female marathon runner *Lishan Dula Gemechu Lishan Dula Gemechu (born February 17, 1987 in Ethiopia) is a long-distance runner for Bahrain. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as L ... (born 1987), Ethiopian female marathon runner competing for Bahrain {{given name Ethiopian given names Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemechu Woyecha
Gemechu Woyecha (born 3 February 1979) is an Australian long-distance track event, long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. He was born in Ethiopia, and also represented Qatar formerly, under the name Rashid Khaled Jamal. He competed in the Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon, 2000 Olympic marathon, but did not finish the race. He later defected to Australia. In his new home country he won the 2004 Gold Coast Marathon. His personal best time is 2:14:50 hours, achieved in 2001. As an Australian citizen his best mark is 2:15.27 hours, achieved when he finished eighth at the 2008 Nagano Marathon.To see source, please accesAustralian all-time statistics and click "Download file" Achievements *All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise References 1979 births Living people Australian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Qatari male long-distance runners Athletes (track a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemechu Kebede
Gemechu is a male given name of Ethiopian origin that may refer to: * Gemechu Woyecha (born 1979), Ethiopian marathon runner formerly of Qatar * Gemechu Kebede (born 1973), Ethiopian marathon runner who finished twelfth at the 1999 World Championships *Shitaye Gemechu Shitaye Gemechu (born 17 June 1980) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. Shitaye was the women's winner of the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon for the years 2004 - 2006. She won the 2007 edition of the Treviso M ... (born 1980), Ethiopian female marathon runner * Lishan Dula Gemechu (born 1987), Ethiopian female marathon runner competing for Bahrain {{given name Ethiopian given names Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 World Championships In Athletics – Men's Marathon
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Death and state funeral of King Hussein, funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major List of school shootings in the United States by death toll, school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of Online piracy, online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed t-55, T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shitaye Gemechu
Shitaye Gemechu (born 17 June 1980) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in marathon races. Shitaye was the women's winner of the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon for the years 2004 - 2006. She won the 2007 edition of the Treviso Marathon. Shitaye first came to prominence with a win at the 2001 Amsterdam Marathon. She went on to represent Ethiopia in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics four times consecutively from 2001 to 2007. Her best finish was seventh at the 2001 edition. She was banned for two years in 2009 after failing a test for Erythropoietin (EPO) at a race in Luxembourg. She returned to competition in 2011 and placed fourth at the Turin Marathon. At the 2012 Hong Kong Marathon she was runner-up to Misiker Demissie, crossing the line in a time of 2:31:44 hours in spite of a toe injury. She was runner-up to Ashu Kasim at the Lanzhou Marathon in June 2013. Her husband, Asnake Fekadu, is also a marathon runner.Zorzi, Alberto (2007-03-26 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lishan Dula Gemechu
Lishan Dula Gemechu (born February 17, 1987 in Ethiopia) is a long-distance runner for Bahrain. She competed in the marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ... at the 2012 Summer Olympics, placing 62nd with a time of 2:36:20. References External links * 1987 births Living people Ethiopian female long-distance runners Bahraini female long-distance runners Ethiopian female marathon runners Olympic athletes of Bahrain Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Asian Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Bahrain Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games bronze medalists for Bahrain Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopian Given Names
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia. Ethiopians constitute several component ethnic groups, many of which are closely related to ethnic groups in neighboring Eritrea and other parts of the Horn of Africa. The first documented use of the name "Ethiopia" from Greek name "Αἰθίοψ" (Ethiopian) was in the 4th century during the reign of Aksumite king Ezana. There were three ethnolinguistic groups in the Kingdom of Aksum; Semitic, Cushitic, and Nilo-Saharan (ancestors of the modern-day Kunama and Nara). The Kingdom of Aksum remained a geopolitically influential entity until the pillage of its capital — also named Axum — in the 10th century by Queen Gudit. Nevertheless, the core Aksumite civilization was preserved and continued into the successive Zagwe dynasty. By this time, new ethnic groups emerged – the Tigrayans and Amharas. During the Solomonic period, the latter established major political and cultural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
