Merihun Crespi

Merihun Crespi

Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	(1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 36) Blaten, Ethiopia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Club	C.S. Esercito
Coached by	Giorgio Rondelli
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500 m: 3:37.67 (2011) 1500 m indoor: 3:42.80 (2012)
Medal record Youth level European Cross Country Championships 2006 San Giorgio su Legnano Team junior European U20 Championships 2007 Hengelo 1500 m

Merihun Crespi (born 15 December 1988) is a born Ethiopian male Italian long-distance runner who won three times his country's senior national championship and an individual bronze medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships. ^[1]

Biography

Born in Blaten, Ethiopia, adopted when he was 3 by Italian family. ^[2] In 2009 he was azzurro at the Decanation in Paris (7th) and since 2010 he is part of the team trained by Giorgio Rondelli at the XXV Aprile field in Milan. He graduated from the Liceo Scientifico-Tecnologico, he loves music and reading: among all the champions he chooses Paul Tergat. ^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Notes
2007	World Cross Country Championships	Mombasa	60th	Junior race (8 km)	27:19
	European U20 Championships	Hengelo	3rd	1500 metres	4:01.83

National titles

He won three national championships at individual senior level. ^[3]

• Italian Athletics Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2011, 2013
• Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
  • 1500 metres: 2012

See also

• Naturalized athletes of Italy

References

1. "MERIHUN CRESPI - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
2. "Merihun Crespi Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
3. "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" UOMINI - TUTTI I CAMPIONI 1906-2016" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

External links

• Merihun Crespi at World Athletics
• Merihun Crespi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)