Merihun Crespi

Merihun Crespi
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988
Blaten, Ethiopia
Residence Milan, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
Country Italy Italy
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-distance running
Club C.S. Esercito
Coached by Giorgio Rondelli
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 1500 m: 3:37.67 (2011)
  • 1500 m indoor: 3:42.80 (2012)
Medal record
Youth level
European Cross Country Championships
2006 San Giorgio su LegnanoTeam junior
European U20 Championships
2007 Hengelo1500 m

Merihun Crespi (born 15 December 1988) is a born Ethiopian male Italian long-distance runner who won three times his country's senior national championship and an individual bronze medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships.[1]

Biography

Born in Blaten, Ethiopia, adopted when he was 3 by Italian family.[2] In 2009 he was azzurro at the Decanation in Paris (7th) and since 2010 he is part of the team trained by Giorgio Rondelli at the XXV Aprile field in Milan. He graduated from the Liceo Scientifico-Tecnologico, he loves music and reading: among all the champions he chooses Paul Tergat.[2]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2007 World Cross Country Championships Kenya Mombasa 60th Junior race (8 km) 27:19
European U20 Championships Netherlands Hengelo 3rd 1500 metres 4:01.83

National titles

He won three national championships at individual senior level.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MERIHUN CRESPI - HONOURS". iaaf.org. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Merihun Crespi Biografia" (in Italian). fidal.it. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" UOMINI - TUTTI I CAMPIONI 1906-2016" (PDF) (in Italian). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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