Lelisa Desisa Benti (born 14 January 1990) is a retired Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in road running competitions. Desisa gained his...
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Marathon Majors to be held in 2013 with over 23,000 runners participating. Lelisa Desisa won the men's race with a time of 2:10:22, and Rita Jeptoo won the women's...
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the 2-hour mark over the marathon. Three runners, Zersenay Tadese, Lelisa Desisa, and Eliud Kipchoge were to attempt the feat, assisted by a team of...
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April 20 (Patriots' Day in Massachusetts). The men's race was won by Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia in a time of 2:09:17. Caroline Rotich of Kenya won the...
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which is organised by New York Road Runners. The men's race was won by Lelisa Desisa, who held off a late challenge at the finish by Shura Kitata. The women's...
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Sandy Stephen Kiprotich (London) OG (1/2) 2013 Dennis Kimetto (1/3) Lelisa Desisa (1/4) Tsegaye Kebede (3/3) Wilson Kipsang (2/5) Dennis Kimetto (2/3)...
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seconds ahead of 2nd-place finisher Wilson Kipsang. In 3rd place was Lelisa Desisa with a time of 2:11:32. On the women's side, the winner was Shalane...
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event, run under a heavy fog, was also very fast. The Ethiopian winner Lelisa Desisa, won in a sprint finish of the last 200 meters with a time of 2:04:45...
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dropped to around 29 °C (84 °F) and 50% humidity. The race was won by Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia in 2 h 10 min 40 s, followed four seconds behind by his...
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official marathon records by the IAAF. The runners started off on pace, but Desisa fell off the pace about 16km in, and Tadese followed around 20km. Kipchoge...
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Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2013 Moscow details Stephen Kiprotich (UGA) Lelisa Desisa (ETH) Tadese Tola (ETH) 2015 Beijing details Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI)...
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that would aid in accomplishing the feat. The three runners included Lelisa Desisa, Eliud Kipchoge, and Zersenay Tadese. Eliud Kipchoge won the race with...
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that three top distance runners — Eliud Kipchoge, Zersenay Tadese, and Lelisa Desisa — had agreed to forgo the spring marathon season to work with the company...
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and third-place finishers Tsegaye and Chepkirui with two miles to go. Lelisa Desisa, who won Boston in 2013 and 2015, and 21-year-old Lemi Berhanu Hayle...
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Ghebreslassie Eritrea 2:07:51 2017 Geoffrey Kamworor Kenya 2:10:53 2018 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:05:59 2019 Geoffrey Kamworor Kenya 2:08:13 Second victory...
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Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2013 Moscow details Stephen Kiprotich (UGA) Lelisa Desisa (ETH) Tadese Tola (ETH) 2015 Beijing details Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI)...
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2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018. Connolly, John (17 April 2016). "Lelisa Desisa seeks to join elite club of triple winners". Boston Herald. Archived...
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champion Stephen Kiprotich and Jackson Kiprop, with three Ethiopians; Lelisa Desisa, Tadese Tola and Tsegaye Kebede and Peter Kimeli Some the lone Kenyan...
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Shentema Guye Adola Ibrahim Jeilan – Imane Merga Kenenisa Bekele – Athlete Lelisa Desisa Lencho Skibba Mamo Wolde Mare Dibaba Meseret Hailu Meseret Mengistu...
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Zersenay Tadese (then world record holder in the half marathon) and Lelisa Desisa (2-time Boston Marathon winner), attempted the first sub-two-hour assisted...
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outing of the year he ended the Delhi Half Marathon as runner-up to Lelisa Desisa after a sprint finish, although his time of 59:31 minutes made him the...
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champion Suguru Osako, Rio bronze medalist Galen Rupp, 2019 World Champion Lelisa Desisa and Rio gold medalist, world record holder Eliud Kipchoge, honored with...
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Kiprotich (UGA) 2015: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 2017: Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) 2019: Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 2022: Tamirat Tola (ETH) 2023: Victor Kiplangat (UGA)...
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2016: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 2017: Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) 2018: Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 2019: Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN) 2020 2021: Albert Korir (KEN) 2022:...
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Wesley Korir Kenya 2:12:40 2013 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:10:22 2014 Meb Keflezighi United States 2:08:37 2015 Lelisa Desisa Ethiopia 2:09:17 Second victory...
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actress 1990 – Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler 1990 – Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner 1990 – Grant Gustin, American actor and singer 1990...
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Qatar. Stephen finished 18th in 2:15:04 in a race won by Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa. Kiprotich's next marathon was in April 2021 when he finished fifth...
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personal best at the Delhi Half Marathon and won the race by out-kicking Lelisa Desisa. He earned a place on the World Cross team with a victory at the Kenyan...
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Kiprotich (UGA) 2015: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 2017: Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) 2019: Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 2022: Tamirat Tola (ETH) 2023: Victor Kiplangat (UGA)...
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Kiprotich (UGA) 2015: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 2017: Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) 2019: Lelisa Desisa (ETH) 2022: Tamirat Tola (ETH) 2023: Victor Kiplangat (UGA)...
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