Ayele Abshero

Ayele Abshero
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33)
Yeboba, Ethiopia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)[1]
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)[1]
Sport
SportRunning
EventLong distance
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Junior race
Silver medal – second place 2008 Edinburgh Junior race
Updated on 14 May 2012

Ayele Abshero Biza (Amharic: አየለ አብሽሮ ቢዛ, born 28 December 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who mainly competes in cross country and road races.

He came to prominence with a junior silver medal at the 2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships before taking the junior title in 2009. He won the 2008 Zevenheuvelenloop and 2011 Egmond Half Marathon races. He made the fastest-ever marathon debut in history at the 2012 Dubai Marathon, winning in a time of 2:04:23 hours, which was the fourth-fastest ever.

  1. ^ a b "Elite Athletes" (PDF). assets.chicagomarathon.com. Chicago Marathon. Retrieved 18 January 2017.