Dejene Debela Explained

Dejene Debela
Full Name:	Dejene Debela Gonfa
Birth Date:	1995 1, df=yes
Country:	Ethiopia
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Long-distance running

Dejene Debela Gonfa (born 9 January 1995) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the Xiamen International Marathon both in 2018 and in 2019.^{[1] [2]}

He also won the Beijing Marathon in 2018 and he finished in 2nd place with a personal best of 2:05:46 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

Representing
	2016	Eindhoven Marathon	Eindhoven, The Netherlands	5th	Marathon	2:10:13
2017	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11th	Marathon	2:12:18
	Eindhoven Marathon	Eindhoven, The Netherlands	4th	Marathon	2:07:10
2018	Xiamen International Marathon	Xiamen, China	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon	2:11:22
	Rome Marathon	Rome, Italy	7th	Marathon	2:12:01
	Beijing Marathon	Beijing, China	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon	2:12:08
	Abu Dhabi Marathon	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	2nd	Marathon	2:07:06
2019	Xiamen International Marathon	Xiamen, China	bgcolor=gold	1st	Marathon	2:09:26
	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Marathon	2:05:46
2020	Xiamen International Marathon	Xiamen, China	5th	Marathon	2:11:07
	Marrakech Marathon	Marrakech, Morocco	9th	Marathon	2:09:10

Notes and References

1. News: Debela retains Xiamen Marathon title. 6 January 2019. World Athletics. 29 December 2019.
2. News: Aiyabei ends Kenyan drought at Beijing Marathon. 16 September 2018. World Athletics. 29 December 2019.
3. News: Kenya's Kosgei breaks world record at 2019 Chicago Marathon. https://web.archive.org/web/20191014021920/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/14/c_138469763.htm. 14 October 2019. 14 October 2019. Xinhua. 29 December 2019. live.