Gudisa Shentema
Gudisa Shentema (Amharic: ጉድሳ ሸንተማ; born 19 April 1980 in Ambo) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.
He won a bronze medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and finished thirteenth at the 2005 World Championships. He also competed at the 2007 World Championships, but did not finish the race.
His personal best time is 2:07:34 hours, achieved in April 2008 at the Paris Marathon. In the half marathon his personal best time is 1:02:23 hours, achieved in September 2005 in Philadelphia.
After a two year break from the marathon distance, he made a winning return at the inaugural Haile Gebrselassie Marathon in Ethiopia.[1]
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia
| |||||
| 2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | Marathon | 2:27:39 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ethiopian double at inaugural Haile Gebrselassie Marathon. IAAF (2013-10-21). Retrieved on 2013-10-24.
External links
[edit]- Gudisa Shentema at World Athletics
- From Badme to Berlin...and to Osaka – Profile from Ethiopian Running Blog Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Roocha.net. 24-August-2007.
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- Sportspeople from Oromia
- African Games bronze medalists for Ethiopia
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
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