Gebregziabher Gebremariam

Gebregziabher Gebremariam
Gebre Gebremariam at the 2011 NYC Marathon
Personal information
Full nameGebregziabher Gebremariam
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1984-09-10) September 10, 1984 (age 40)
Tigray
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb; 8.8 st)
Sport
SportRunning
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Dublin Junior race
Gold medal – first place 2004 Brussels Short race team
Gold medal – first place 2004 Brussels Long race team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Saint-Etienne Short race team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amman Senior race
Silver medal – second place 2002 Dublin Junior race team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Lausanne Long race team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Brussels Short race
Silver medal – second place 2004 Brussels Long race
Silver medal – second place 2008 Edinburgh Senior race team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Amman Senior race team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Lausanne Long race
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Fukuoka Senior race team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bydgoszcz Senior race team
In this Ethiopian name, the name Gebremariam is a patronymic, and the person should be referred by the given name, Gebregziabher.

Gebregziabher Gebremariam (Amharic: ገብረግዚኣብሄር ገብረማርያም; born September 10, 1984, in Tigray) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner. He established himself at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior races in 2004. He represented Ethiopia over 5000 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics, taking fourth place, and over 10000 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was the 2009 World Champion in cross country.

He made his marathon debut at the 2010 New York City Marathon and won the race in a time of 2:08:14. He was third at the Boston Marathon in 2011 with a personal best of 2:04:53 hours (downhill). He is married to long-distance runner Werknesh Kidane.