Gashaw Asfaw
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Ethiopian |
Born | 26 September 1978 |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Gashaw Asfaw Melese (Amharic: ጋሻው አስፋው; born 26 September 1978) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.
Ashaw won the silver medal at the 2003 All-Africa Games and finished fourteenth in the marathon at the 2007 World Championships. He has also participated in the 2005 edition, but did not finish the race.
His personal best marathon time is 2:08:03 hours, achieved in April 2006 in the Paris Marathon. In the half marathon his personal best time is 1:02:35 hours, achieved in September 2006 in Lille.
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Ethiopia | |||||
2002 | Venice Marathon | Venice, Italy | 8th | Marathon | 2:15:17 |
2003 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Marathon | 2:10:40 |
Rome Marathon | Rome, Italy | 9th | Marathon | 2:13:52 | |
All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 2nd | Marathon | 2:26:08 | |
2004 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1st | Marathon | 2:12:49 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 4th | Marathon | 2:10:36 | |
Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 8th | Marathon | 2:09:47 | |
2005 | Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, India | 3rd | Marathon | 2:13:59 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 3rd | Marathon | 2:09:24 | |
JTBC Seoul Marathon | Seoul, Korea | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:31 | |
2006 | Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, India | 5th | Marathon | 2:14:19 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 1st | Marathon | 2:08:03 | |
2007 | Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, India | 2nd | Marathon | 2:12:32 |
Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:53 | |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 14th | Marathon | 2:20:58 | |
2008 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 9th | Marathon | 2:12:03 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 4th | Marathon | 2:10:47 | |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 7th | Marathon | 2:10:52 | |
Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:09:28 | |
2009 | Dubai Marathon | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 4th | Marathon | 2:10:59 |
Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 6th | Marathon | 2:10:44 | |
Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Marathon | 2:09:23 | |
Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:10:10 | |
2010 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 6th | Marathon | 2:10:53 |
Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto, Canada | 5th | Marathon | 2:08:55 | |
Shanghai International Marathon | Shanghai, China | 1st | Marathon | 2:11:36 | |
2011 | Daegu Marathon | Daegu, South Korea | 8th | Marathon | 2:11:34 |
Košice Peace Marathon | Košice, Slovakia | 5th | Marathon | 2:15:11 | |
2012 | Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon | San Diego, United States | 7th | Marathon | 2:12:56 |
Rennes Le Marathon Vert | Rennes, France | 2nd | Marathon | 2:09:47 | |
2013 | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa, Canada | 3rd | Marathon | 2:10:24 |
Taiyuan International Marathon | Taiyuan, China | 7th | Marathon | 2:14:08 |
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian male long-distance runners
- Ethiopian male marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ethiopia
- Paris Marathon male winners
- African Games silver medalists for Ethiopia
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- 21st-century Ethiopian sportsmen
- Ethiopian athletics biography stubs