Weldu Negash Gebretsadik

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Weldu Negash Gebretsadik
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1986-11-12) 12 November 1986 (age 35)
Eritrea
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Marathon
Club IL i BUL

Weldu Negash Gebretsadik (born 12 November 1986) is a Norwegian athlete competing in long-distance events. [1] Representing Norway at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, he competed in men's marathon. [2] [3] He finished in 24th place. [3]

In 2018, he competed in the men's marathon at the 2018 European Athletics Championships held in Berlin, Germany. [4] He did not finish his race. [4]

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References

  1. "Weldu Negash Gebretsadik Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. "Marathon men. IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019". iaaf.org. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Marathon Men − Final − Results" (PDF). IAAF. 5 October 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 "2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's marathon – Final results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.