 Lemma during the Vienna City Marathon 2015 at km 10 (Opera) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sisay Lemma Kasaye |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 12 December 1990 Cheki, North Shewa, Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Sisay Lemma Kasaye (born 12 December 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. [1]
Sisay Lemma began his running career at 17 and initially competed barefoot due to a lack of running shoes. [2]
Sisay won the Maratona d'Italia.
Sisay was fifth in the Tiberias Marathon, won the Orlen Warsaw Marathon and finished fourth at the Eindhoven Marathon. [3]
Sisay was fifth at the Dubai Marathon in January in 2:07:06, won the Vienna City Marathon [4] in April in 2:07:31 and the Frankfurt Marathon in October where he ran a personal best of 2:06:26. [5] [6]
In 2016 he improved his best to 2:05:16 at the Dubai Marathon where he finished fourth.
In 2017, he was third at the Dubai Marathon in January and fourth at the Chicago Marathon in October, but he did not finish the Boston Marathon in April.
In 2018, he began the season with a fifth-place finish at the Dubai Marathon on 26 January, a personal best of 2:04:08. In October, he broke the Ljubljana Marathon record with a time of 2:04:58. [7]
He finished third at the 2019 Berlin Marathon, improving his personal best to 2:03:36.
Lemma finished third at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon on 1 March in 2:04:51. At the 2020 London Marathon, he finished in third place at 2.05:45.
Sisay won the 2021 London Marathon in a time of 2:04:01. [8]
In 2023, he won and set the course record for the Valencia Marathon at 2:01:48, becoming the 4th man to run under 2:02 clocking. [9] [10]
Sisay won the 2024 Boston Marathon at 2:06:17. [11] He led the race from wire-to-wire, finishing 41 seconds ahead of the 2nd-place finisher Mohamed Esa (2:06:58). [12]
Lemma was due to represent Ethiopia in the 2024 Olympic Marathon taking place in Paris, France, but had to pull out due to injury, his replacement Tamirat Tola ultimately winning the gold.
| Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Chicago Marathon | 4th | 2:11:01 | Chicago | 2017 Oct 08 | World Major Marathon debut |
| 2017 Boston Marathon | DNF | Boston | 2017 Apr 17 | ||
| 2019 Berlin Marathon | 3rd | 2:03:36 | Berlin | 2019 Sep 29 | Personal best time |
| 2020 Tokyo Marathon | 3rd | 2:04:51 | Tokyo | 2020 Mar 1 | |
| 2020 London Marathon | 3rd | 2:05:45 | London | 2020 Oct 4 | |
| 2021 London Marathon | 1st | 2:04:01 | London | 2021 Oct 2 | First World Major Marathon win |
| 2024 Boston Marathon | 1st | 2:06:17 | Boston | 2024 Apr 15 | 10th fastest time in race history |
| Event | Time | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon | 1:02:06 | 23 May 2015 | Göteborg |
| Marathon | 2:01:48 | 3 December 2023 | Valencia |
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