Yemaneberhan Crippa

Yemaneberhan Crippa
Crippa in 2022
Personal information
National teamItaly: 10 caps (2018–2020)
Born (1996-10-15) 15 October 1996 (age 27)[1]
Dessie, Wollo, Ethiopia[1]
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long-distance running
Cross country running
ClubValsugana Trentino
Fiamme Oro Padova
Coached byMassimo Pegoretti
Marco Borsari (2007–2011)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Yemaneberhan "Yeman" Crippa (born 15 October 1996)[2] is an Ethiopian-born Italian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships in 2022, and bronze in the 10,000 m in 2018. Crippa claimed four medals in the age-group races at the European Cross Country Championships and a bronze in the senior race in 2019.

He earned the bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2015 European Junior Championships and gold at the 2017 European U23 Championships. Crippa holds seven Italian records (3000 m, 5000 m out and indoors, 10,000 m, 5 km road race, half marathon and marathon) and won five national titles.

  1. ^ a b c d "Yemaneberhan Crippa Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ Yemaneberhan Crippa at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata