Betesfa Getahun

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Betesfa Getahun
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Born (1998-09-25) 25 September 1998 (age 24)
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Country Ethiopia
Sport Long-distance running

Betesfa Getahun (born 25 September 1998) [1] [2] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships held in Valencia, Spain. [2] He finished in 6th place. [2]

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In 2017, he competed in the junior men's race at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Kampala, Uganda. [3]

In 2018, he competed in his first half marathons, in 2019 in the first marathon. [4]

Personal bests

DistanceTimeDateLocation
5000 m 13:13.2322 July 2017 Heusden-Zolder
10,000 m 27:3913 January 2019 Valencia
Half marathon1:00:2620 September 2018 København
Marathon2:05:2820 October 2019 Amsterdam [5]

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References

  1. "Betesfa Getahun". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 2020-11-10. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Men's Results" (PDF). 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Junior men's race" (PDF). 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. "Betesfa GETAHUN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. "Betesfa GETAHUN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-09-09.