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.
Legese is currently part of the NN Running Team, which is managed by Global Sports Communication.[3]
^"Birhanu Legese profile". NN Running Team. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^"Birhanu LEGESE – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^"NN Running Team / Team". NN Running Team. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
BirhanuLegese Gurmesa (born 11 September 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He won the 2019 and 2020 Tokyo Marathon and finished second at the...
Kenenisa Bekele, BirhanuLegese and Mosinet Geremew, the second, third and fifth-fastest marathon runners in history respectively. Legese had won the Tokyo...
fastest five competitors in history: Kenenisa Bekele, Kelvin Kiptum, BirhanuLegese and Mosinet Geremew. Bekele has won multiple Olympic medals and Kiptum...
given a deferral to 2021. The prior year's men's winner, Ethiopian BirhanuLegese, successfully defended his title by winning with a time of 2:04:15....
the run, he placed third in a time of 28:39 after fellow countrymen BIrhanuLegese with 28:38 and the winner Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya) in 28:18. He achieved...
Valencia Marathon and had the world leading marathon time in 2020, and BirhanuLegese, who had previously won two Tokyo Marathons. Seven competitors had a...
Majors event held that year. The prior year's men's winner, Ethiopian BirhanuLegese, successfully defended his title by winning with a time of 2:04:15....
October 2019. "BirhanuLegese Berlin Marathon 2019 Result". mikatiming.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 4 October 2019. "BirhanuLegese Berlin Marathon...
24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022. Ken Nakamura (1 March 2020). "Legese retains Tokyo Marathon crown while Salpeter smashes course record". IAAF...
Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2009. "Legese, Limo show at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon". Business Standard. 29 November...
Lemma in the closing stages to finish behind the race winner Ethiopia's BirhanuLegese, who ran a time of 2:04:15. Abdi returned to the track in September...
Result". mikatiming.com. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022. "BirhanuLegese Berlin Marathon 2019 Result". mikatiming.com. 29 September 2019. Retrieved...
Marathon. Other participants included Ethiopians Mosinet Geremew and BirhanuLegese who achieved personal bests of 2:04:00 and 2:04:15, respectively, at...
Marathon and a personal best of 2:04:02, Sisay Lemma (2:04:08), and BirhanuLegese, winner of the 2019 Tokyo Marathon and a personal best of 2:04:15. The...
Marathon Majors event to be held that year. The men's race was won by BirhanuLegese in 2:04:48 hours (the second fastest time recorded in Japan) while the...
another astonishing time of 66:02 on the way to her third RAK title. BirhanuLegese and Cynthia Limo proved they are the best half marathon runners in the...