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World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022

Deriba Merga EJIGU

Athlete Profile

  • COUNTRY
    Ethiopia Ethiopia
  • DATE OF BIRTH
    26 OCT 1980     ATHLETE'S CODE
    14181432
All smiles - Deriba Merga wins in Boston (Getty Images)

Outdoor

Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
10,000 Metres 27:02.62 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 26 MAY 2007 1222
10 Kilometres 27:24 Ottawa (CAN) 23 MAY 2009 1198
15 Kilometres 41:29 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 20 FEB 2009 1223
20 Kilometres 57:27 Debrecen (HUN) 08 OCT 2006 1161
Half Marathon 59:15 New Delhi (IND) 09 NOV 2008 1224
Marathon 2:06:38 London (GBR) 13 APR 2008 1223

Legend

* Not legal.

Latest Active Season: 2015

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Discipline Performance Wind Place Date Records Results Score
Half Marathon 1:03:36 Ribarroja (ESP) 08 MAR 2015 1047

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10,000 Metres

Performance Place Date
2007 27:02.62 Blankers-Koen Stadion, Hengelo (NED) 26 MAY 2007

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10 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2014 28:04 Abu Dhabi (UAE) 31 JAN 2014
2012 31:13 Castelbuono (ITA) 16 SEP 2012
2011 28:31 Ottawa (CAN) 28 MAY 2011
2010 28:32 Bengaluru (IND) 16 MAY 2010
2009 27:24 Ottawa (CAN) 23 MAY 2009
2008 28:04 San Juan (PUR) 24 FEB 2008
2006 28:19 Addis Abeba (ETH) 26 NOV 2006
2005 28:35 Addis Abeba (ETH) 27 NOV 2005

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15 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2013 45:12 Utica, NY (USA) 14 JUL 2013
2009 41:29 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 20 FEB 2009
2006 42:48 Heerenberg (NED) 03 DEC 2006

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20 Kilometres

Performance Place Date
2006 57:27 Debrecen (HUN) 08 OCT 2006

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Half Marathon

Performance Place Date
2015 1:03:36 Ribarroja (ESP) 08 MAR 2015
2013 1:01:37 Paris (FRA) 03 MAR 2013
2012 1:10:40 Udine (ITA) 23 SEP 2012
2011 59:24 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 18 FEB 2011
2010 1:02:31 Bogotá (COL) 01 AUG 2010
2009 59:18 Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) 20 FEB 2009
2008 59:15 New Delhi (IND) 09 NOV 2008
2007 59:16 Udine (ITA) 14 OCT 2007
2006 1:00:45 Paris (FRA) 05 MAR 2006

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Marathon

Performance Place Date
2013 2:14:43 Istanbul (TUR) 17 NOV 2013
2012 2:21:14 Shanghai (CHN) 02 DEC 2012
2011 2:09:13 Otsu (JPN) 06 MAR 2011
2009 2:07:52 Houston, TX (USA) 18 JAN 2009
2008 2:06:38 London (GBR) 13 APR 2008
2007 2:06:50 Fukuoka (JPN) 02 DEC 2007
2005 2:24:02 Addis Abeba (ETH) 12 JUN 2005

Honours - Olympic Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. Marathon 2:10:21 National Stadium, Beijing (CHN) 24 AUG 2008

Honours - World Half Marathon Championships

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
4. Half Marathon 59:16 Udine (ITA) 14 OCT 2007
6. 20 Kilometres 57:27 Debrecen (HUN) 08 OCT 2006

Honours - All-African Games

Place Discipline Mark Wind Place Date
1. Half Marathon 1:02:24 Algiers (ALG) 20 JUL 2007
Results in:

Half Marathon

Date Competition Cnt. Cat Race Pl. Result
08 MAR 2015 Ribarroja Half Marathon, Ribarroja ESPESP E F 2. 1:03:36

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