Deresa Geleta
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Deresa Geleta Ulfata |
| Born | 14 January 1996 |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Marathon, half marathon |
| Club | Elite Running Team[1] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
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Deresa Geleta Ulfata (born 14 January 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon and half marathon.[2]
He won the 2024 Seville Marathon in a course record time of 2:03:27, setting his then personal best.[3] This qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he would finish fifth in 2:07:31.
Among other results, Geleta has also won the 2023 Beijing Marathon and the 2022 Lagos City Marathon.[1][4] At the 2024 Valencia Marathon, Geleta set his personal best of 2:02:38, finishing second, and placing him as the 11th fastest marathoner of all time. At the 2026 London Marathon, Geleta finished in fifth with a time of 2:03:23.
Geleta ran his debut half marathon at the Meishan Renshou Half Marathon in 1:02:14.
References
- 1 2 "Deresa Geleta". eliterunningteam.com. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ↑ Deresa Geleta at World Athletics
- ↑ "Wins for Geleta and Gebru as records fall in Seville". World Athletics. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ↑ "Ethiopian Runner Deresa Geleta Wins 2023 Beijing Marathon". fanabc.com. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2024.