# Deressa Chimsa
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{{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}}
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[[File:Tsegay Kebede and Deressa Chimsa (both ETH) (3855359433).jpg|thumb|Deressa Chimsa (left) and [Tsegaye Kebede](/source/Tsegaye_Kebede)]]
'''Deressa Chimsa Edae''' (born 21 November 1976)[{{cite web|url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Athletes/Athletes/05/38/60/20090822100151_httppostedfile_Aug22Men_15661.pdf |title=2009 World Championships Marathon - Men's Biographies |publisher=[IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations) |format=PDF |accessdate=16 May 2012 |archivedate=15 August 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815050444/http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/Document/Athletes/Athletes/05/38/60/20090822100151_httppostedfile_Aug22Men_15661.pdf |url-status=dead }}] is an Ethiopian [long-distance runner](/source/long-distance_runner) who competes in [marathon](/source/marathon) races. He represented Ethiopia in the event at the [2009 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics). His personal best of 2:05:42 hours was set at the 2012 [Dubai Marathon](/source/Dubai_Marathon). He won the [Daegu Marathon](/source/Daegu_Marathon) in 2010.
==Biography==
Hailing from [Addis Ababa](/source/Addis_Ababa), Deressa began running at a young age and trained for a long time in order to take up running professionally.[[http://raceday.baa.org/2011/cf/public/wnd_iAthleteDetailsWindow.cfm?RaceAppID=26729 Deressa Chimsa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603192604/http://raceday.baa.org/2011/cf/public/wnd_iAthleteDetailsWindow.cfm?RaceAppID=26729 |date=3 June 2016 }}. [Boston Athletic Association](/source/Boston_Athletic_Association). Retrieved 16 May 2012.] His first major race came at the age of 31 at the 2008 [Dubai Marathon](/source/Dubai_Marathon). Unlike the other top runners at the competition, he paid for his own travel and expenses in order to participate.[{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=16 January 2009|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/despite-heavy-rains-gebrselassie-clocks-20529|title=Despite heavy rains, Gebrselassie clocks 2:05:29 in Dubai|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] His performance lifted him into the elite athlete ranks as he came seventh in a time of 2:10:16 hours.[{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=18 January 2008|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/second-fastest-of-all-time-for-gebre-in-dubai|title=Second fastest of all time for Gebre in Dubai Marathon|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] His next outing at the [Eindhoven Marathon](/source/Eindhoven_Marathon) later that year was less successful and he came twelfth some five minutes behind the winner [Geoffrey Mutai](/source/Geoffrey_Mutai).[{{cite news|last=van Hemert|first=Wim|date=12 October 2008|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/mutai-cruises-20750-course-record-in-eindhove-1|title=Mutai cruises 2:07:50 course record in Eindhoven|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] He returned to the Dubai race the following year and he showed significant improvement by finishing as runner-up to [Haile Gebrselassie](/source/Haile_Gebrselassie). He set a new personal best 2:07:54 hours and received US$100,000 for his placing.[ He won the Ethiopian [half marathon](/source/half_marathon) championship race and gained selection for the Ethiopian marathon team for the [2009 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2009_World_Championships_in_Athletics).][ At the World Championships he was among the leading pack at 30 km, fell back to sixth by 40 km, then dropped out entirely from the race.][{{cite web |url=http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate=08-22-2009/sex=M/discCode=MAR/combCode=hash/roundCode=f/results.html#detM_MAR_hash_f |title=2009 World Championships - Men's Marathon Intermediate 40K |publisher=IAAF |accessdate=16 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509105038/http://berlin.iaaf.org/results/racedate%3D08-22-2009/sex%3DM/discCode%3DMAR/combCode%3Dhash/roundCode%3Df/results.html#detM_MAR_hash_f |archivedate=9 May 2012 |url-status=dead }}][[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=eth/athcode=239192/index.html Chimsa Deressa]. IAAF. Retrieved 16 May 2012.]
He recovered from this setback by winning his first marathon in April 2010, taking the men's title at the [Daegu Marathon](/source/Daegu_Marathon).[{{cite news|last=Ramsak|first=Bob|date=12 April 2010|accessdate=8 May 2016|url= http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/ethiopian-sweep-at-daegu-marathon|title=Ethiopian sweep at Daegu Marathon|publisher=[IAAF](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations)}}] He tried his hand at the shorter [half marathon](/source/half_marathon) distance in November, running at the [New Delhi Half Marathon](/source/New_Delhi_Half_Marathon), but finished 14th in a large field with a time of 62:22 minutes.[{{cite news|last=Krishnan|first=Ram. Murali|date=21 November 2010 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/mergia-recaptures-womens-crown-mutai-foils-et|title=Mergia recaptures women’s crown, Mutai foils Ethiopian sweep at Delhi Half Marathon|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] He attended the Dubai Marathon for a third year running and took fourth in a time of 2:09:08 hours.[{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Pat|date=21 January 2011|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/barmasai-and-mergia-fight-headwind-to-take-du-1|title=Barmasai and Mergia fight headwind to take Dubai Marathon wins|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] He ran in his first [World Marathon Majors](/source/World_Marathon_Majors) event that April, entering the [2011 Boston Marathon](/source/2011_Boston_Marathon) and in a very fast race (Geoffrey Mutai ran a world's best time on the downhill course) he managed eighth place.[{{cite news|last=Monti|first=David|date=18 April 2011|accessdate=8 May 2016 |url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/strong-winds-and-ideal-conditions-propel-muta-1|title=Strong winds and ideal conditions propel Mutai to fastest Marathon ever - Boston Marathon report|publisher=IAAF}}]
His next competition, the 2012 Dubai Marathon, again featured a fast field and saw many athletes run under two hours and six minutes. Deressa was among them, recording a time of 2:05:42 and finishing in eighth place just behind [Abdullah Dawit](/source/Abdullah_Dawit).[{{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](/source/International_Association_of_Athletics_Federations)|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] A few months later he had his first win in Europe. At the [Prague Marathon](/source/Prague_Marathon) he was the front runner after the half-way point and gradually increased his lead to win the race in a time of 2:06:25 hours (the second fastest recorded on the course at that point).[{{cite news|last=Edwards|first=Andy|date=13 May 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/kiprop-dashes-cheromeis-hopes-while-chimsa-li|title=Kiprop dashes Cheromei’s hopes while Chimsa lives up to expectations in Prague|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=8 May 2016}}] At the [2012 World Half Marathon Championships](/source/2012_IAAF_World_Half_Marathon_Championships), he ran a well-controlled race and won the silver medal, in a time of 1:00:51 hours - a new personal best.[{{cite web |url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships/2012/iaaf-world-half-marathon-championships-4862/men/half-marathon/final/result#resultheader |title=IAAF World Half Marathon Championships - Men |website=International Association of Athletics Federations |access-date=31 March 2017}}] The [Frankfurt Marathon](/source/Frankfurt_Marathon) saw him place second behind [Patrick Makau](/source/Patrick_Makau_Musyoki) with a run of 2:06:52 in chilly conditions.[{{cite news|last=Butcher|first= Pat|date=28 October 2012|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/patience-pays-for-makau-in-frankfurt-debut-wi|title=Patience pays for Makau in Frankfurt, debut win for Melkamu|publisher=IAAF|accessdate=11 February 2013}}]
He missed most of the 2013 season but made a good return winning the [Toronto Waterfront Marathon](/source/Toronto_Waterfront_Marathon) with a course record run of 2:07:05 hours.[{{cite news|last=Gains|first=Paul|date=20 October 2013|accessdate=21 October 2013|url=http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/records-galore-at-toronto-marathon|title=Records galore at Toronto Marathon|publisher=IAAF}}]
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://marathoninfo.free.fr/athletes/ethiopie/chimsa_deressa.htm Profile] at Marathon Info
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Category:Living people
Category:1976 births
Category:Ethiopian men long-distance runners
Category:Ethiopian men marathon runners
Category:Athletes from Addis Ababa
Category:21st-century Ethiopian people
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