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Elvan Abeylegesse

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Elvan Abeylegesse (also formerly: Hewan Abeye (አልቫን አበይለገሠ, Amharic) and Elvan Can (Turkish); born 11 September 1982) is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long-distance running athlete who competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the marathon, and also in cross country. She is a former world record-holder for the 5000 metres, at 14:24.68. In August 2015, the Turkish Athletics Federation confirmed Abeylegesse had failed that an anti-doping test taken during the 2007 World Championships. She was stripped of her results from 2007-2009, including two Olympic medals and one World Championship medal, and banned from athletics for two years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Elvan Abeylegesse is the 3,187th most popular athlete (up from 3,300th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 64th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Elvan Abeylegesse ranks 3,187 out of 6,025. Before her are Mariya Abakumova, Georgeta Damian, Mirela Maniani, LaShawn Merritt, Hugues Fabrice Zango, and Niki Bakoyianni. After her are Alessandro Lambruschini, Zersenay Tadese, André Bucher, Dick Pound, Vita Semerenko, and Park Sung-hyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Elvan Abeylegesse ranks 498. Before her are Ann Kristin Flatland, Charles Itandje, Ilhan Omar, Anders Bardal, Aya Shimokozuru, and Heather Matarazzo. After her are Emel Mathlouthi, Zersenay Tadese, Lee El, Allu Arjun, Mathew Belcher, and Leryn Franco.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Elvan Abeylegesse ranks 61 out of 105. Before her are Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Ruth Negga (1982), Addis Abebe (1970), and Fatuma Roba (1973). After her are Tigst Assefa (1996), Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Elvan Abeylegesse ranks 13. Before her are Derartu Tulu (1972), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Sifan Hassan (1993), Eshetu Tura (1950), Addis Abebe (1970), and Fatuma Roba (1973). After her are Tigst Assefa (1996), Meseret Defar (1983), Fita Bayisa (1972), Berhane Adere (1973), Sofia Assefa (1987), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991).

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