Yemaneberhan Crippa Explained

National Team:Italy

10 caps (2018–2020)

Birth Date:15 October 1996
Birth Place:Dessie, Wollo, Ethiopia
Height:1.74 m[1]
Weight:53 kg
Country:Italy
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long-distance running
Cross country running
Club:Valsugana Trentino
Fiamme Oro Padova
Coach:Massimo Pegoretti
Marco Borsari (2007–2011)

Yemaneberhan "Yeman" Crippa (born 15 October 1996) is an Ethiopian-born Italian long-distance runner. He won the gold medal in the 10,000 metres and bronze for the 5000 metres at the European Athletics Championships in 2022, and bronze in the 10,000 m in 2018. Crippa claimed four medals in the age-group races at the European Cross Country Championships and a bronze in the senior race in 2019.

He earned the bronze medal in the 5000 m at the 2015 European Junior Championships and gold at the 2017 European U23 Championships. Crippa holds seven Italian records (3000 m, 5000 m out and indoors, 10,000 m, 5 km road race, half marathon and marathon) and won five national titles.

Biography

Born in Dessie, in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, Yemaneberhan lost his Ethiopian parents in the Eritrean–Ethiopian War, where Eritrea won its independence, and landed in an orphanage in Addis Abeba. He was adopted in 2001 by an Italian couple, Roberto and Luisa Crippa, and settled with them in Trento. He was one of the nine children adopted by the couple, together with his older brothers Nekagenet and Kelemu. At the beginning he concentrated on football before switching to running in 2007, both of his brothers also being runners.[2] [3]

Winning several medals in various age categories, Crippa made his senior debut at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam, finishing eighth in the 5000 metres. A year later, he placed seventh in the 3000 metres at the 2017 European Indoor Championships held in Belgrade.

In 2019, he set the 10,000 metres national record at the Doha World Championship with a time of 27:10.76.[4]

Crippa represented Italy at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 5000 m, and 10,000 m events.

In February 2022, he broke the Italian half marathon record with a 59:26 performance in Naples, becoming the first Italian athlete to hold national records in the 3000 m, 5000 m, 10,000 m and half marathon.[5] Crippa enjoyed a successful year by winning European 10,000 m gold and bronze in the 5000 m at Munich 2022.

In June 2023, he won the European 10,000m Cup.

Achievements

Personal bests

Road

Competition record

2012European Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary32ndXC 6.03 km U2019:33
2013World Cross Country ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland38thU20 race23:26
World Youth ChampionshipsDonetsk, Ukraine6th1500 m3:45.02
European Cross Country ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7thXC 6.0 km U2018:14
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, OR, United States10th1500 m3:47.16
–5000 mDNS
European Cross Country ChampionshipsSamokov, Bulgariabgcolor=gold1stXC 6.085 km U2020:07
2015World Cross Country ChampionshipsGuiyang, China20thU20 race24:52
European Junior ChampionshipsEskilstuna, Sweden3rd5000 m14:35.39
European Cross Country ChampionshipsHyères, Francebgcolor=gold1stXC 5.947 km U2017:39
2016European Athletics ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands8th5000 m13:46.30
European Cross Country ChampionshipsChia, Italy3rdXC 7.97 km U2322:54
2017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7th3000 m8:05.63
European U23 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Polandbgcolor=gold1st5000 m14:14.28
European Cross Country ChampionshipsSamorin, Slovakia3rdXC 8.23 km U2324:42
2018European 10,000m CupLondon, United Kingdom3rd10,000 m
Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain3rd5000 m13:56.53
European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4th5000 m13:19.85
3rd10,000 m28:12.15
European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands6thXC 10.3 km29:14
3rdTeam37 pts
2019European 10,000m CupLondon, United Kingdombgcolor=gold1st10,000 m
European Team Championships Super LeagueBydgoszcz, Poland4th3000 m8:03.69
bgcolor=gold1st5000 m13:43.30
The Match Europe v USAMinsk, Belarus3rd3000 m7:58.111
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar21st (h)5000 m13:29.08
8th10,000 m
European Cross Country ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rdXC 10.3 km30:21
2021European Team Championships Super LeagueChorzów, Polandbgcolor=gold1st5000 m
Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan29th (h)5000 m13:47.12
11th10,000 m27:54.05 SB
European Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland–XC 10.0 kmDNF
2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany3rd5000 m
bgcolor=gold1st10,000 m
European Cross Country ChampionshipsTurin, Italy4thXC 9.572 km29:47
bgcolor=silver2ndTeam25 pts
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th10,000 m28:16.40
1Representing Europe

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yemaneberhan Crippa Biografia. fidal.it. Italian Athletics Federation. it. 20 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Broadbent . Chris . 19 December 2014 . Yemaneberhan Crippa – the orphan born to run . 4 January 2023 . IAAF.
  3. http://www.fidal.it/atleta/Yemaneberhan-Crippa/d6iRk5OgbmQ%3D FIDAL bio
  4. Web site: 10,000 Metres Result IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019. iaaf.org. 2019-10-06.
  5. Web site: Sampaolo . Diego . 4 January 2023 . Kipkemboi, Daniel, Kwizera and Chelimo in the spotlight at Campaccio . 4 January 2023 . World Athletics.
  6. Web site: Primati e migliori prestazioni italiane (aggiornati al 13-7-2018). fidal.it. it. 2 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Royal Crippa sui 10.000: 27:44.21 e record U23!. fidal.it. ...fermando il cronometro a 27:44:21. L'azzurro, dopo quello dei 5000 metri con 13:18.83 il 3 maggio a Palo Alto, si impossessa di un altro primato di Francesco Panetta che il 2 luglio del 1985 a Stoccolma aveva corso 27:44.65.. it. 2 August 2018.

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