Yebrgual Melese

Yebrgual Melese

Melese, Mulle Wasihun – Paris Half Marathon 2014
Personal information
Born	Yebrgual Melese (1990-04-18) April 18, 1990 (age 35) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	10,000 metres, Marathon
Turned pro	2011
Achievements and titles
National finals	Ethiopian Athletics Federation 2013: 1st, 10,000 m
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Ethiopia All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville Half marathon World Marathon Majors 2015 Chicago Marathon

Yebrgual Melese Arage (born Yebrgual Melese 18 April 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. She placed second at the 2015 Chicago Marathon.

Career

At the 43rd Chevron Houston Marathon in 2016, Yebrgual Melese ran the second-fastest time ever by a woman in Houston. ^[1]

She smashed the course record at the 19th edition of the Shanghai International Marathon in 2018. ^{[2] [3]}

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
10 kilometres
2011	Ethiopian Athletics Federation Track and Field Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	6th	10 km	33:35.49
	France Clermont-Ferrand Road 10 km	Clermont-Ferrand, France	3rd	10 km	32:54
2013	Ethiopian Athletics Federation Track and Field Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	1st	10 km	33:32.63
	Peachtree Road Race	Atlanta, GA, United States	3rd	10 km	32:16
	Beach to Beacon 10K	Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States	4th	10 km	31:40
2015	Great Ethiopian Run	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	10 km	33:11
Representing   Ethiopia
2013	World Cross Country Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	29th	8 km	25:44
2015	All-Africa Games	Brazzaville, Congo	3rd	Half marathon	1:12:42
Marathons representing Nike
2014	Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	13th	Marathon	2:29:46
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	2nd	Marathon	2:26:21
	Gold Coast Airport Marathon	Gold Coast, Australia	4th	Marathon	2:32:49
2015	Houston Marathon	Houston, TX, United States	1st	Marathon	2:23:23
	Prague Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	1st	Marathon	2:23:49
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, IL, United States	2nd	Marathon	2:23:43
2016	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	5th	Marathon	2:32:06
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, IL, United States	5th	Marathon	2:24:49
2017	Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Marathon	2:23:13
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	5th	Marathon	2:22:51
	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt am Main, Germany	2nd	Marathon	2:24:30
2018	Dubai Standard Chartered Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	3rd	Marathon	2:19:36
	Dongying Yellow River Marathon	Dongying, China	2nd	Marathon	2:27:47
	Shanghai International Marathon	Shanghai, China	1st	Marathon	2:20:36 CR
Half marathons representing Nike
2014	Paris Half Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Half marathon	1:09:23
2015	Paris Half Marathon	Paris, France	1st	Half marathon	1:09:54
	Prague Half Marathon	Prague, Czech Republic	2nd	Half marathon	1:08:21
2018	Portugal Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Half marathon	1:07:18 CR [4]

Personal bests

Distance	Performance	Location	Date	Notes
10,000 m	32:38	Appingedam, Netherlands	30 June 2012
Half marathon	1:07:18	Lisbon, Portugal	14 October 2018
Marathon	2:19:36	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	26 January 2018

References

1. "Ethiopia: Yebrgual Melese and Birhanu Gedefa Win in Houston As Ethiopians Sweep Again". Ethiopian Herald . January 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
2. "Yebrgual Melese smashes the Shanghai International Marathon course record". Kenyan Athletics News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
3. "Highlights of 2018 Shanghai International Marathon". China Daily News . November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
4. "Melese runs 67:18 CR in Lisbon". Run Blog Run. October 16, 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.

External links

• Yebrgual Melese at World Athletics