Gulume Tollesa Explained

Full Name:Gulume Tollesa Chala
Birth Date:1992 9, df=yes
Country:Ethiopia
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running

Gulume Tollesa Chala (born 11 September 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Career

In 2013 she won the Marrakech Marathon. In 2015 she won the Frankfurt Marathon.[1]

In 2017 and 2018 she won the Hong Kong Marathon.[1] [2] In 2018 she also set a new course record 2:29:37.[1] This record did not stand for long as Volha Mazuronak set a new record of 2:26:13 in the following year.

Achievements

Representing
2013Marrakech MarathonMarrakech, Moroccobgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:36:05
2015Frankfurt MarathonFrankfurt, Germanybgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:23:12
2017Hong Kong MarathonHong Kongbgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:33:39
Shanghai MarathonShanghai, Chinabgcolor=silver 2ndHalf marathon1:10:45
2018Hong Kong MarathonHong Kongbgcolor=gold 1stMarathon2:29:37
Paris MarathonParis, Francebgcolor=cc9966 3rdMarathon2:23:06

Notes and References

  1. News: Tollesa breaks course record at Hong Kong Marathon. 21 January 2018. World Athletics. 28 December 2019.
  2. News: As it happened: Ethiopia's Melaku Belachew breaks men's record at 2017 Hong Kong Marathon. Mullen. Andrew. 12 February 2017. South China Morning Post. 28 December 2019.

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