Nekagenet Crippa

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Nekagenet Crippa
Nekagenet Crippa.jpg
Personal information
National team Italy: 3 caps (2019-2021)
Born (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994 (age 29)
Dessie, Ethiopia [1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-distance running
Cross-country running
Club C.S. Esercito [1]
Coached byRoberto Furlanic [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 5000 m: 14:00.87 (2019) [2]
  • 10,000 m: 27:51.93 (2021) [3]
  • Half marathon: 1:03:23 (2020) [2]
Medal record
Senior level
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tilburg Team
Youth level
World Mountain Running Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Krynica-Zdrój Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Krynica-Zdrój Team

Nekagenet Crippa (born 16 September 1994) is an Ethiopian-born Italian middle distance runner and cross-country runner who won a national title in 2019 and at senior level. [2]

Contents

He his the older brother of the middle-distance runner and Italian national recordman Yemaneberhan Crippa. [1]

Career

Junior mountain running world champion in 2013, he stopped athletics due to an injury. He returned to competitions in 2018 at the age of 24, immediately achieving good results such as an Italian title in the half marathon and a team bronze at the European cross-country running. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEventTimeNotes
2018 European Cross Country Championships Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tilburg 20thSenior race 29:47
3rdTeam37 pts
2019 European Cross Country Championships Flag of Portugal.svg Lisbon 42ndSenior race 32:00
10thTeam88 pts [4]
2020 World Half Marathon Championships Flag of Poland.svg Gdynia DNF Half marathonno time
2021 European 10,000m Cup Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Birmingham 9th10,000 m27:51.93 PB
4th10,000 m team1:24:56.76

National titles

Crippa won a national championship at individual senior level. [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nekagenet Crippa Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Nekagenet Crippa - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  3. "Azzurre d'argento in Coppa Europa dei 10.000" (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. "EuroCrippa: bronzo a Lisbona nel cross" (in Italian). fidal.it. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2021. Decima la squadra azzurra, con gli altri che non riescono a rimanere nelle prime posizioni: quasi appaiati Nekagenet Crippa (42° in 32:00) e Michele Fontana (43° con 32:03), poco più dietro finiscono 46° Giuseppe Gerratana (32:17) e 49° Said El Otmani (32:26).
  5. "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.