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Ghirmay Ghebreslassie

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Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (Ge'ez: ግርማይ ገብረስላሰ, born 14 November 1995) is an Eritrean long-distance runner. He won the 2015 World Championships in Athletics marathon in Beijing, China, becoming the youngest winner of the race at age 19 and became the first Eritrean to win a gold medal at the World Championships. On 6 November 2016, Ghirmay was the top men's finisher at the New York City Marathon, becoming the youngest male to ever win the race. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ghirmay Ghebreslassie is the 4,527th most popular athlete (down from 4,161st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Eritrea (down from 10th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Eritrean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ranks 4,527 out of 6,025. Before him are Edwin Soi, Nadine Visser, Nathan Smith, Ioana Rotaru, Lisa Unruh, and Otryadyn Gündegmaa. After him are Rasmus Quist Hansen, Jain Kim, Mikhail Kuznetsov, Kayra Sayit, Andrey Moiseyev, and Lü Huihui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ranks 458. Before him are Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Otar Kakabadze, Nadine Visser, Yahya Hassan, Marco Schwarz, and Urša Bogataj. After him are Isaak, Satnam Singh, Kosuke Nakamura, Simone Fontecchio, Rebecca Peterson, and Sofía Reyes.

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In Eritrea

Among people born in Eritrea, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ranks 12 out of 13. Before him are Gianfranco Rosi (1963), Zersenay Tadese (1982), Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988), Biniam Girmay (2000), Tadesse Abraham (1982), and Lázaro Martínez (null). After him are Merhawi Kudus (1994), Meb Keflezighi (1975), Natnael Berhane (1991), Meraf Bahta (1989), Grace Bullen (1997), and Amanal Petros (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Eritrea

Among athletes born in Eritrea, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ranks 4. Before him are Zersenay Tadese (1982), Tadesse Abraham (1982), and Lázaro Martínez (null). After him are Meb Keflezighi (1975), Meraf Bahta (1989), Amanal Petros (1995), Eyob Faniel (1992), Tachlowini Gabriyesos (1998), Dzmitry Natynchyk (1993), Yemane Haileselassie (null), and Luna Solomon (1994).

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