# Ayele Abshero > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ayele_Abshero > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ayele_Abshero.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayele_Abshero > Source revision: 1346183827 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1990)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Patronymic name|Ayele|Abshero|his|father}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Ayele Abshero |image = Ayele Abshero (Ethiopia) - London 2012 Mens Marathon.jpg |caption = |nationality = Ethiopian |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|12|28|df=y}} |birth_place = [Yeboba](/source/Yeboba), [Ethiopia](/source/Ethiopia) |height = {{Convert|5|ft|6|in|cm|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Elite Athletes|url=http://assets.chicagomarathon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2_Elite-Athletes1.pdf|website=assets.chicagomarathon.com|publisher=[Chicago Marathon](/source/Chicago_Marathon)|accessdate=18 January 2017}} |weight = {{Convert|135|lb|kg stlb|abbr=on}} |sport = Running |event = [Long distance](/source/Long-distance_runner) |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)}} {{MedalCountry | {{ETH}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[World Cross Country Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships)}} {{MedalGold|[2009 Amman](/source/2009_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships)|Junior race}} {{MedalSilver|[2008 Edinburgh](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships)|Junior race}} |updated = 14 May 2012 }} '''Ayele Abshero Biza''' ({{langx|am|አየለ አብሽሮ ቢዛ}}, born 28 December 1990) is an Ethiopian [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner) who mainly competes in [cross country](/source/cross_country_running) and [road races](/source/road_running). He came to prominence with a junior [silver medal](/source/silver_medal) at the [2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships) before taking the junior title in 2009. He won the 2008 [Zevenheuvelenloop](/source/Zevenheuvelenloop) and 2011 [Egmond Half Marathon](/source/Egmond_Half_Marathon) races. He made the fastest-ever marathon debut in history at the 2012 [Dubai Marathon](/source/Dubai_Marathon), winning in a time of 2:04:23 hours, which was the fourth-fastest ever. ==Career== He began to take running seriously in order to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, [Tessema Abshero](/source/Tessema_Abshero), who is an accomplished marathon runner. He also was inspired by the longevity and success of fellow Ethiopian runner [Haile Gebrselassie](/source/Haile_Gebrselassie).{{cite news|last=Powell |first=David |date=29 March 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid=49990.html |title=With brother and Gebrselassie as inspiration, Abshero rises in the ranks |publisher=[IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202080404/http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid%3D49990.html |archivedate=2 December 2011 |accessdate=11 January 2011 |url-status=live }} Ayele ran at the 2007 [Great Ethiopian Run](/source/Great_Ethiopian_Run), and just missed the podium with a fourth-place finish behind [Feyisa Lilesa](/source/Feyisa_Lilesa).{{cite news|last=Negash|first=Elshadai|date=25 November 2007|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/convincing-victories-for-kebede-ayalew-at-gre|title=Convincing victories for Kebede, Ayalew at Great Ethiopian Run|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} His first opportunity to represent Ethiopia at a major competition came at the [2008 IAAF World Cross Country Championships](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships). He competed in the junior men's race and remained near the front in the later stages, eventually taking second place behind teammate [Ibrahim Jeilan](/source/Ibrahim_Jeilan). This performance earned him two [silver medal](/source/silver_medal)s, individually and with the Ethiopian team.{{cite news|last=Powell|first=David|date=13 March 2008|url= http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/junior-mens-race-report-edinburgh-2008|title=Junior Men's Race Report – Edinburgh 2008|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} Later that year he took part in the [Zevenheuvelenloop](/source/Zevenheuvelenloop) road race in [Nijmegen](/source/Nijmegen). He won the race in a personal best time of 45:15 minutes, defeating Olympic champion [Kenenisa Bekele](/source/Kenenisa_Bekele) and his brother [Tariku Bekele](/source/Tariku_Bekele).{{cite news|last=van Hemert|first=Wim|date=16 November 2008|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/tufa-just-shy-of-15km-world-record-in-nijmege|title=Tufa just shy of 15 km World record in Nijmegen – UPDATED|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} This performance ranked him third-fastest over the distance that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/road-running/15-kilometres/outdoor/men/senior/2008|title=15 Kilometres 2008 |date=20 February 2009|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} Ayele began the following season with a win at the [Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza](/source/Cross_Internacional_Juan_Muguerza) race and won by a margin of thirteen seconds, finishing far ahead of senior cross country medallists [Moses Mosop](/source/Moses_Mosop) and [Leonard Komon](/source/Leonard_Komon).{{cite news|last=Valiente |first=Emeterio |date=11 January 2009 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid=48893.html |title=Abshero and Kiplagat dominate at Elgoibar Cross Country |publisher=[IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations) |accessdate=11 January 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021184751/http://www.iaaf.org/WXC09/news/newsid%3D48893.html |archivedate=21 October 2012 |url-status=live }} After a top-five finish at the [Cross Internacional de Itálica](/source/Cross_Internacional_de_It%C3%A1lica),{{cite news|last=Valiente|first=Emeterio|date=18 January 2009|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kipsiro-stings-bekele-kiplagat-cruises-in-sev|title=Kipsiro stings Bekele, Kiplagat cruises in Seville Cross Country}} he returned to lead the Ethiopian junior team at the [2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships](/source/2009_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships). He was the favourite to win the race and fulfilled the predictions, taking the junior [gold medal](/source/gold_medal) ahead of the persevering Kenyan [Titus Mbishei](/source/Titus_Mbishei) who had pushed the race tempo throughout.{{cite news|last= Powell|first=David|date=18 March 2009|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/junior-mens-race-report-amman-2009|title=Junior Men's Race Report – Amman 2009|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} He ran on the track in Europe that summer and set a [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) best of 13:11.38 minutes and 27:54.29 for the [10,000 metres](/source/10%2C000_metres) in July.[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/ayele-abshero Ayele Abshero] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110172839/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/ayele-abshero |date=10 November 2012 }}. IAAF. Retrieved 11 January 2011. The following month, he ran for Ethiopia at the [2009 African Junior Athletics Championships](/source/2009_African_Junior_Athletics_Championships) and came fourth in the 5000 m.{{cite news|last=Ouma|first=Mark|date=4 August 2009|url= http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/more-championship-record-fall-in-bambous-af|title=More championship record fall in Bambous – African junior champs, Day 3|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} At the end of the year he again entered a Dutch 15K race, this time the [Montferland Run](/source/Montferland_Run), where he finished third some distance behind the winner [Nicholas Manza Kamakya](/source/Nicholas_Manza_Kamakya).{{cite news|last=van Hemert|first=Wim|date=8 December 2009|url=http://en.olympic.cn/news/sports_news/2009-12-08/1935015.html|title=Beating the conditions, Manza and Cheptonui take Montferland 15 km wins|work=IAAF|publisher=[Chinese Olympic Committee](/source/Chinese_Olympic_Committee)|accessdate=7 May 2016}} With many of Ethiopia's main runners absent, he gained a place on the men's senior team for the [2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships](/source/2010_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships) with a runner-up performance at the [Jan Meda Cross Country](/source/Jan_Meda_Cross_Country).{{cite news|last=Negash|first=Elshadai|date=21 February 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/melkamu-and-unheralded-a-bekele-take-ethiopia|title=Melkamu and unheralded A. Bekele take Ethiopian World XC trials titles |accessdate=7 May 2016|publisher=[IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations)}}{{cite news|last=Butler|first=Mark|date=24 March 2010|title=Bydgoszcz 2010 – Time for another Paul? Men's Races Preview|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/bydgoszcz-2010-time-for-another-paul-mens-r|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} He finished the race in 24th position and, as the fifth finisher among the Ethiopians, his score did not count towards the team competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/wxc10/results/eventCode=4393/sex=M/discCode=XSE/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/team.html#det |title=2010 World XC Championships -Official Team Results Senior Race – M |publisher=IAAF |date=28 March 2010 |accessdate=11 January 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426192255/http://www.iaaf.org/wxc10/results/eventCode%3D4393/sex%3DM/discCode%3DXSE/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/team.html |archivedate=26 April 2011 |url-status=live }} He took to the European road circuit in August, winning the Omloop race in [Hem](/source/Hem_(Netherlands)) with a 10K best of 28:11 minutes. In September, he was third at the 10K race held at the [Tilburg Ten Miles](/source/Tilburg_Ten_Miles) and took third again at the [Dam tot Damloop](/source/Dam_tot_Damloop).{{cite news|last=van Hemert|first=Wim|date=20 September 2010|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/fast-ten-mile-runs-for-kibet-and-mwangangi-in|title=Fast ten-mile runs for Kibet and Mwangangi in Zaandam|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} He secured victory at the [Egmond Half Marathon](/source/Egmond_Half_Marathon) with half a minute to spare at the start of 2011, recording a time of 1:02:23 for his debut over the distance.{{cite news|last=van Hemert|first=Wim|date=10 January 2011|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/abshero-and-afework-score-ethiopian-double-in|title=Abshero and Afework score Ethiopian double in Egmond aan Zee|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} He improved upon this soon after at the [City-Pier-City Loop](/source/City-Pier-City_Loop), where he recorded 59:42 minutes for fourth in a tightly contested race.{{cite news|last=van Hemert|first=Wim|date=14 March 2011|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/desisa-and-chepcirchir-take-fast-half-maratho|title=Desisa and Chepcirchir take fast Half Marathon wins in The Hague|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} Ayele made his debut over the marathon distance, on a record-eligible course, at the 2012 [Dubai Marathon](/source/Dubai_Marathon) in January. On a new course, he made the fastest-ever marathon debut with a course record time of 2:04:23 hours. [Moses Mosop](/source/Moses_Mosop) ran a debut marathon of 2:03:06 at the 2011 [Boston Marathon](/source/Boston_Marathon), but the course was not record-eligible. His time was 30 seconds faster than the course record set by [Haile Gebrselassie](/source/Haile_Gebrselassie) in 2008 and made him the fourth-fastest marathoner ever.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/ethiopias-ayele-abshero-breaks-course-record-in-dubai-marathon-in-debut/2012/01/27/gIQAFXyaUQ_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128065841/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/ethiopias-ayele-abshero-breaks-course-record-in-dubai-marathon-in-debut/2012/01/27/gIQAFXyaUQ_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2012|title=Ethiopia's Ayele Abshero breaks course record in Dubai Marathon in debut|newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)|date=27 January 2012|accessdate=28 January 2012}}{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=27 January 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/abshero-stuns-with-20423-debut-mergia-clocks|title=Abshero stuns with 2:04:23 debut, Mergia clocks 2:19:31 in Dubai|publisher=IAAF |accessdate=7 May 2016}} He won April's [Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon](/source/Yangzhou_Jianzhen_International_Half_Marathon) and was one second off [Deriba Merga](/source/Deriba_Merga)'s course record.{{cite news|last=Jalava|first=Mirko|date=30 April 2012|title= Abshero and Ongori take Half Marathon victories in Yangzhou|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/abshero-and-ongori-take-half-marathon-victori|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}} He was chosen for the Ethiopian Olympic marathon team in May and set a 10K best of 27:56 minutes for third place at the [Great Manchester Run](/source/Great_Manchester_Run) later that week.{{cite news|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/abshero-and-gelana-to-lead-ethiopias-marathon|last=Negash|first=Elshadai|date=17 May 2012|title=Abshero and Gelana to lead Ethiopia's Marathon squad for London 2012|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=7 May 2016}}{{cite news|last=Wenig|first= Jörg|date=20 May 2012|accessdate=7 May 2016|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/gebrselassie-takes-another-strong-10k-victory|title=Gebrselassie takes another strong 10k victory in Manchester|publisher=IAAF}} ==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|width=auto|Event=yes}} |- |2008 |[World Cross Country Championships](/source/2008_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships) |[Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh), Scotland |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Junior race | (Team silver) |- |rowspan=2|2009 |[World Cross Country Championships](/source/2009_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships) |[Amman](/source/Amman), Jordan |bgcolor=gold|1st |Junior race |(Team silver) |- |[African Junior Championships](/source/2009_African_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |[Bambous](/source/Bambous%2C_Mauritius), Mauritius |4th |5000 m | |- |2010 |[World Cross Country Championships](/source/2010_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships) |[Bydgoszcz](/source/Bydgoszcz), Poland |24th |Senior race | |- |2012 |[Dubai Marathon](/source/Dubai_Marathon) |[Dubai](/source/Dubai) UAE |bgcolor=gold|1st |Marathon |2:04:23 '''CR''' |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{World Athletics}} {{Authority control}} Category:1990 births Category:Ethiopian men long-distance runners Category:Ethiopian men marathon runners Category:Olympic athletes for Ethiopia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Living people --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ayele Abshero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayele_Abshero) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayele_Abshero?action=history)). 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