Birhanu Legese
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Birhanu Legese Gurmesa (born 11 September 1994)[2] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the 2019 and 2020 Tokyo Marathon and finished second at the 2019 Berlin Marathon.
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Birth name | Birhanu Legese Gurmesa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 11 September 1994 Woliso, Oromia, Ethiopia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team | NN Running Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jos Hermens | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Marathon: 2:02:48 (Berlin 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Legese is currently part of the NN Running Team, which is managed by Global Sports Communication.[3]