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| Birth name | Birhanu Legese Gurmesa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1994 Woliso, Oromia, Ethiopia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | NN Running Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jos Hermens | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Marathon: 2:02:48 (Berlin 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Birhanu Legese Gurmesa (born 11 September 1994)[2] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the 2019 and 2020 Tokyo Marathon and finished second at the 2019 Berlin Marathon.
Legese is currently part of the NN Running Team, which is managed by Global Sports Communication.[3]
- ^ "Birhanu Legese profile". NN Running Team. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Birhanu LEGESE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "NN Running Team / Team". NN Running Team. Retrieved 5 January 2023.