Lelisa Desisa

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Lelisa Desisa
Desisa at the 2013 Boston Marathon
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990
Shewa, Ethiopia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Ethiopia
World Championships
2019 Doha Marathon
2013 Moscow Marathon
All-Africa Games
2011 Maputo Half marathon
African Junior Championships
2009 Bambous 10,000 m
World Marathon Majors
2018 New York Marathon
2015 Boston Marathon
2013 Boston Marathon
2019 Boston Marathon
2016 Boston Marathon
2014 New York Marathon
2017 New York Marathon
2015 New York Marathon

Lelisa Desisa Benti (born 14 January 1990) is an Ethiopian former long-distance runner who specialised in road running competitions. Desisa gained his first international medal at the 2009 African Junior Athletics Championships, where he took the 10,000 metres gold medal.

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