Nekagenet Crippa

Nekagenet Crippa (born 16 September 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Italian middle distance runner and cross-country runner who won a national title in 2019 and at senior level.[2]

Nekagenet Crippa
Crippa at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships.
Personal information
National teamItaly: 3 caps (2019-2021)
Born (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994
Dessie, Ethiopia[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance running
Cross-country running
ClubC.S. Esercito[1]
Coached byRoberto Furlanic[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 m: 14:00.87 (2019)[2]
  • 10,000 m: 27:51.93 (2021)[3]
  • Half marathon: 1:03:23 (2020)[2]
Medal record
Senior level
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 TilburgTeam
Youth level
World Mountain Running Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 Krynica-ZdrójIndividual
Silver medal – second place2013 Krynica-ZdrójTeam

He his the older brother of the middle-distance runner and Italian national recordman Yemaneberhan Crippa.[1]

Career

Junior mountain running world champion in 2013, he stopped athletics due to an injury. He returned to competitions in 2018 at the age of 24, immediately achieving good results such as an Italian title in the half marathon and a team bronze at the European cross-country running.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
2018 European Cross Country Championships Netherlands Tilburg 20th Senior race 29:47
3rd Team 37 pts
2019 European Cross Country Championships Portugal Lisbon 42nd Senior race 32:00
10th Team 88 pts [4]
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Poland Gdynia DNF Half marathon no time
2021 European 10,000m Cup United Kingdom Birmingham 9th 10,000 m 27:51.93 PB
4th 10,000 m team 1:24:56.76

National titles

Crippa won a national championship at individual senior level.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Nekagenet Crippa Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. "Nekagenet Crippa - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. "Azzurre d'argento in Coppa Europa dei 10.000" (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. "EuroCrippa: bronzo a Lisbona nel cross" (in Italian). fidal.it. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Decima la squadra azzurra, con gli altri che non riescono a rimanere nelle prime posizioni: quasi appaiati Nekagenet Crippa (42° in 32:00) e Michele Fontana (43° con 32:03), poco più dietro finiscono 46° Giuseppe Gerratana (32:17) e 49° Said El Otmani (32:26).
  5. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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