Demissie Wolde (born 8 March 1937) is an Ethiopian former

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), 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 ...

runner. He won the

Košice Peace Marathon The Košice Peace Marathon (Slovak: Medzinárodný maratón mieru) is an annual road marathon held in Košice, Slovakia, since 1924. It is the oldest continuously running in the world, having been run every year since 1941. It is the oldest mar ...

in 1969 in 2:15:37. He also competed in the 1964 Olympic marathon, having qualified by running 2:19:30 on 3 August for the 3rd place, in the Ethiopian Olympic trials, a race held at 8,000 feet. After being among the leaders for much of the 1964 Olympic race, he finished tenth in 2:21:25.2. At the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, he placed 18th in 2:20:44.0 in the

. He is the younger brother of

Mamo Wolde Degaga "Mamo" Wolde (; 12 June 1932 – 26 May 2002) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competed in track, cross-country, and road running events. He was the winner of the marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Early life Degaga was ...

who dropped out of the race in 1964, won the Olympic Marathon in 1968, and who finished 3rd in 1972.

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1937 births Living people Ethiopian male long-distance runners Ethiopian male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Ethiopian sportsmen 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-athletics-bio-stub