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Gezahegne Abera

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Gezahegne Abera (Amharic: ገዛኸኝ አበራ; born April 23, 1978) is an Ethiopian athlete and winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Gezahegne's first international competition was the 1999 Los Angeles Marathon, where he finished fourth, behind three Kenyans. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gezahegne Abera has received more than 96,565 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Gezahegne Abera is the 3,527th most popular athlete (down from 2,244th in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 51st in 2019) and the 21st most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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    Languages Editions (L)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gezahegne Abera ranks 3,527 out of 6,025. Before him are Niklas Hagman, Bryan Clay, Arsen Harutyunyan, Jörg Freimuth, Ted Nash, and Liliya Shobukhova. After him are Aaron Brown, José Villanueva, David Kostelecký, Natalya Nazarova, Kevin Asano, and Kristian Blummenfelt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Gezahegne Abera ranks 716. Before him are Monika Soćko, James Valentine, Niko Kapanen, Marco Rossi, Kali, and Kyoko Hamaguchi. After him are Marcelo Sosa, Antonietta Di Martino, José Antonio Hermida, Claudia Galli, Robert Förster, and Fabio Firmani.

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In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Gezahegne Abera ranks 70 out of 105. Before him are Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Almaz Ayana (1991), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991). After him are Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), Meseret Defar (1983), and Tesfaye Tola (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Ethiopia

Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Gezahegne Abera ranks 21. Before him are Elvan Abeylegesse (1982), Sofia Assefa (1987), Fita Bayisa (1972), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1984), Almaz Ayana (1991), and Genzebe Dibaba (1991). After him are Abeba Aregawi (1990), Tariku Bekele (1987), Ejegayehu Dibaba (1982), Letesenbet Gidey (1998), Meseret Defar (1983), and Tesfaye Tola (1974).

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