In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bezabeh and the second or maternal family name is Desta.
Alemayehu Bezabeh
Bezabeh at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships
Personal information
Full name
Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta
Citizenship
Spanish (from 2008)[1]
Born
circa 1986 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
Middle-distance Long-distance Cross country
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Spain
European Cross Country Championships
2008 Brussels
Team
2009 Dublin
Individual
2009 Dublin
Team
2013 Belgrade
Individual
2013 Belgrade
Team
2015 Hyères
Team
2014 Samokov
Team
2015 Hyères
Individual
2014 Samokov
Individual
Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Spain internationally. His brother, Sisay Bezabeh, is also a professional runner and represents Australia internationally.[2]
In December 2010 Alemayehu Bezabeh was arrested as part of Operation Galgo, an investigation by the Spanish Guardia Civil into an alleged doping ring among athletes in Spain, having been caught red-handed carrying a bag of his own blood for a blood transfusion.
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AlemayehuBezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also...
Bezabeh is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: AlemayehuBezabeh (born c. 1986), Ethiopian athlete Atre Bezabeh (born 1954), Ethiopian...
Ethiopians with the name Alemayehu are: Prince Alemayehu (1861–1879), Ethiopian prince and son of Tewodros II AlemayehuBezabeh (born c. 1986), Ethiopian...
Belgrade, Serbia, on 8 December 2013. The senior individual winners were AlemayehuBezabeh of Spain and Sophie Duarte of France. A record 571 runners from 37...
Cross Country Championships featured 323 athletes from 30 nations. AlemayehuBezabeh upset the defending champion (Serhiy Lebid) to win the men's senior...
Love to the Grave (Amharic: ፍቅር እስከ መቃብር) is an Amharic novel by Haddis Alemayehu published in 1968. It is one of the best known novels in Ethiopia and...
on 29 August 2004. Retrieved 19 August 2013. José Antonio Diego: DOPAJE Bezabeh, Julio Rey, Alberto García: del purgatorio al éxito, Las Provincias Randy...
Marathon. He ran a time of 2:25.26, and came in 60th place. His brother, AlemayehuBezabeh, is currently a runner representing Spain. 2000: 11th in the Olympic...
title, retaining the crown for Turkey. Spain, led by 2013 champion AlemayehuBezabeh, returned to the top of the team rankings in that category. Sifan...
back to complete a circuit. European Cross Country Championships Spain's Bezabeh claims second at Cross de Atapuerca; Monteiro takes bronze in women's race[permanent...
September Primož Kozmus Blanka Vlašić October Mo Farah Inês Monteiro November Günther Weidlinger Ana Dulce Félix December AlemayehuBezabeh Hayley Yelling...
Alberto Contador finishes first in the UCI World Ranking. December 13 – AlemayehuBezabeh wins the European Cross Country Championships. December 19 – FC Barcelona...
Luis Felipe Méliz Cuba Spain 2008 Frank Casañas Cuba Spain 2008 AlemayehuBezabeh Ethiopia Spain 2008 Digna Luz Murillo Colombia Spain 2010 Abdelaziz...
Tewodros, resulting in his being replaced by the non-royal Ato Bezabeh as Shum. Ato Bezabeh in turn rebelled against the Emperor and proclaimed himself Negus...
Vincent Kiprop Chepkok KEN | 12:56.32 Chris Solinsky USA | 12:56.66 AlemayehuBezabeh ESP | 12:57.25 Mathew Kipkoech Kisorio KEN | 12:57.83 Men's 400mH...
Uganda were medal possibilities, while the 2009 European Champion AlemayehuBezabeh headed an improved Spanish team. In the women's race, Linet Masai...
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