Bayelign Teshager Explained

Bayelign Teshager (born February 9, 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and winner of the 2020 Los Angeles Marathon.^[1]

Career

Teshager competed in both the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race (finishing 12th in a time of 23:35^[2]) and the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

In March 2019, he ran a 1:00:31 half marathon at the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon in Spain.^{[3] [4]}

In March 2020, Teshager beat more than 23,000 to win the 35th Los Angeles Marathon in his marathon debut. His time was 2:08:25.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bayelign Teshager—Profile . World Athletics . World Athletics . 17 March 2020.
2. Web site: U20 Race men IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017 . World Athletics . IAAF . 10 March 2020 . 26 March 2017.
3. News: Reid . Scott . LA Marathon: For winners Teshager and Muriuki, the best may be yet to come . 10 March 2020 . Los Angeles Daily News . March 8, 2020 . Los Angeles, California.
4. Web site: Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon . 10 March 2020.
5. News: Ethiopia's Bayelign Teshager, Kenya's Margaret Muriuki win L.A. Marathon . 10 March 2020 . Associated Press . ESPN . 8 March 2020.