Personal information | |
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Nationality | Italian |
Born | Blaten, Ethiopia | 15 December 1988
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
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Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Middle-distance running |
Club | C.S. Esercito |
Coached by | Giorgio Rondelli |
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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]
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2007 | World Cross Country Championships | Mombasa | 60th | Junior race (8 km) | 27:19 | |
European U20 Championships | Hengelo | 3rd | 1500 metres | 4:01.83 |
He won three national championships at individual senior level. [3]
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