Nekagenet Crippa

Nekagenet Crippa
	Crippa at the 2019 European Cross Country Championships.
Personal information
National team	Italy: 3 caps (2019-2021)
Born	16 September 1994 (age 29); Dessie, Ethiopia
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running ; Cross-country running
Club	C.S. Esercito
Coached by	Roberto Furlanic
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	5000 m: 14:00.87 (2019); 10,000 m: 27:51.93 (2021); Half marathon: 1:03:23 (2020);
Medal record
Senior level
European Cross Country Championships
Youth level
World Mountain Running Championships

Last updated August 23, 2024

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]

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time	Notes
2018	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg	20th	Senior race	29:47
2018	European Cross Country Championships	Tilburg	3rd	Team	37 pts
2019	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon	42nd	Senior race	32:00
2019	European Cross Country Championships	Lisbon	10th	Team	88 pts	^[4]
2020	World Half Marathon Championships	Gdynia	DNF	Half marathon	no time
2021	European 10,000m Cup	Birmingham	9th	10,000 m	27:51.93	PB
2021	European 10,000m Cup	Birmingham	4th	10,000 m team	1:24:56.76

National titles

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

Italian Athletics Championships
- Half marathon: 2019

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Nekagenet Crippa Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
1 2 3 "Nekagenet Crippa - Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
↑ "Azzurre d'argento in Coppa Europa dei 10.000" (in Italian). fidal.it. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
↑ "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).
↑ "TUTTI I CAMPIONI ITALIANI 1906-2014" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links

Nekagenet Crippa at World Athletics

Nekagenet Crippa at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)

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[FIDAL-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Nekagenet Crippa Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[WORLDATHLETICS-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.

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