Yebrgual Melese

Yebrgual Melese Arage (born Yebrgual Melese 18 April 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She placed second at the 2015 Chicago Marathon.

Yebrgual Melese
Melese, Mulle Wasihun – Paris Half Marathon 2014
Personal information
Birth nameYebrgual Melese
Born (1990-04-18) April 18, 1990
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)10,000 metres,
Marathon
Turned pro2011
Achievements and titles
National finalsEthiopian Athletics Federation
2013: 1st, 10,000 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place2015 BrazzavilleHalf marathon
World Marathon Majors
Silver medal – second place2015 ChicagoMarathon

Career

At the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon in 2016, Yebrgual Melese ran the second-fastest time ever by a woman in Houston.[1]

She smashed the course record at the 19th edition of the Shanghai International Marathon in 2018.[2][3]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
10 kilometres
2011 Ethiopian Athletics Federation
Track and Field Championships		 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6th 10 km 33:35.49
France Clermont-Ferrand Road 10 km Clermont-Ferrand, France 3rd 10 km 32:54
2013 Ethiopian Athletics Federation
Track and Field Championships		 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 10 km 33:32.63
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, GA, United States 3rd 10 km 32:16
Beach to Beacon 10K Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States 4th 10 km 31:40
2015 Great Ethiopian Run Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2nd 10 km 33:11
Representing  Ethiopia
2013 World Cross Country Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 29th 8 km 25:44
2015 All-Africa Games Brazzaville, Congo 3rd Half marathon 1:12:42
Marathons representing Nike
2014 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 13th Marathon 2:29:46
Paris Marathon Paris, France 2nd Marathon 2:26:21
Gold Coast Airport Marathon Gold Coast, Australia 4th Marathon 2:32:49
2015 Houston Marathon Houston, TX, United States 1st Marathon 2:23:23
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 1st Marathon 2:23:49
Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL, United States 2nd Marathon 2:23:43
2016 Paris Marathon Paris, France 5th Marathon 2:32:06
Chicago Marathon Chicago, IL, United States 5th Marathon 2:24:49
2017 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Marathon 2:23:13
Paris Marathon Paris, France 5th Marathon 2:22:51
Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2nd Marathon 2:24:30
2018 Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon Dubai, United Arab Emirates 3rd Marathon 2:19:36
Dongying Yellow River Marathon Dongying, China 2nd Marathon 2:27:47
Shanghai International Marathon Shanghai, China 1st Marathon 2:20:36 CR
Half marathons representing Nike
2014 Paris Half Marathon Paris, France 1st Half marathon 1:09:23
2015 Paris Half Marathon Paris, France 1st Half marathon 1:09:54
Prague Half Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 2nd Half marathon 1:08:21
2018 Portugal Half Marathon Lisbon, Portugal 1st Half marathon 1:07:18 CR[4]

Personal bests
DistancePerformanceLocationDateNotes
10,000 m32:38Appingedam, Netherlands30 June 2012
Half marathon1:07:18Lisbon, Portugal14 October 2018
Marathon2:19:36Dubai, United Arab Emirates26 January 2018

References
  1. "Ethiopia: Yebrgual Melese and Birhanu Gedefa Win in Houston As Ethiopians Sweep Again". Ethiopian Herald. January 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  2. "Yebrgual Melese smashes the Shanghai International Marathon course record". Kenyan Athletics News. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  3. "Highlights of 2018 Shanghai International Marathon". China Daily News. November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
  4. "Melese runs 67:18 CR in Lisbon". Run Blog Run. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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