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Birth name | Andualem Belay Shiferaw |
Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | Ethiopia | 5 April 1992
Occupation | long-distance runner |
Years active | 2012–present |
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Country | ![]() |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon, 10K road |
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Andualem Belay Shiferaw (born 5 April 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in marathon and half marathon events. He has achieved multiple victories and strong performances in international road races.
Andualem Belay Shiferaw has been a consistent competitor in road running since 2012. His personal best in the half marathon is 1:00:10, set in Lille, France, in September 2012. [1] [2] He also holds a personal best of 28:20 for the 10-kilometer road race from March 2015. [2]
Shiferaw's marathon personal best is 2:04:44, which he set at the Berlin Marathon on September 24, 2023, finishing in sixth place. [3] [4] [5] This performance highlights his capability at the highest level of marathon running.
He has a history of winning marathons, notably securing victories at the Lisbon Marathon multiple times (2019, 2021, 2022). In 2022, he broke his own course record at the EDP Lisbon Marathon, finishing in 2:05:45. [6] [3] [7] [8] He also won the Ottawa Marathon in 2022. [6] [9]
Other notable marathon results include:
Year | Race | City | Position | Time |
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2019 | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 1st | 2:05:59 [3] |
2019 | Riga Marathon | Riga | 1st | 2:08:51 [3] |
2021 | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 1st | 2:05:52 [3] [8] |
2022 | Riyadh Marathon | Riyadh | 2nd | 2:06:28 [6] |
2022 | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa | 1st | 2:06:24 [6] |
2022 | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 1st | 2:05:45 [3] [7] |
2023 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin | 6th | 2:04:44 (PB) [3] [4] |
2024 | Lanzhou Marathon | Lanzhou | 3rd | 2:09:47 [10] |
2025 | ORLEN Prague Marathon | Prague | 4th | 2:09:35 [3] [11] |