Merihun Crespi
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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35) Blaten, Ethiopia | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
Club | C.S. Esercito | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Giorgio Rondelli | |||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
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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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2007 | World Cross Country Championships | ![]() | 60th | Junior race (8 km) | 27:19 | |
European U20 Championships | ![]() | 3rd | 1500 metres | 4:01.83 |
National titles
He won three national championships at individual senior level.[3]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 1500 metres: 2011, 2013
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 1500 metres: 2012
See also
References
External links
- Merihun Crespi at World Athletics
- Merihun Crespi at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
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- 1906: Emilio Lunghi
- 1907-1912: not held
- 1913: Emilio Lunghi
- 1914: Mario Candelori
- 1915-1918: not held
- 1919: Arturo Porro
- 1920: Ernesto Ambrosini
- 1921: Ernesto Ambrosini
- 1922: Ferruccio Bruni
- 1923: Disma Ferrario
- 1924: Disma Ferrario
- 1925: Disma Ferrario
- 1926: Giovanni Garaventa
- 1927: Angelo Davoli
- 1928: Luigi Beccali
- 1929: Luigi Beccali
- 1930: Luigi Beccali
- 1931: Luigi Beccali
- 1932: Mario Martini
- 1933: Alfredo Furia
- 1934: Luigi Beccali
- 1935: Luigi Beccali
- 1936: Luigi Beccali
- 1937: Mario Martini
- 1938: Luigi Beccali
- 1939: Guerrino Vitale
- 1940: Guerrino Vitale
- 1941: Guerrino Vitale
- 1942: Guerrino Vitale
- 1943: Mario Cosi
- 1944: not held
- 1945: Giovanni Bard
- 1946: Umberto Fiori
- 1947: Giovanni Nocco
- 1948: Umberto Fiori
- 1949: Angelo Tagliapietra
- 1950: Rinaldo Molina
- 1951: Vittorio Maggioni
- 1952: Vittorio Maggioni
- 1953: Vittorio Maggioni
- 1954: Vittorio Maggioni
- 1955: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1956: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1957: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1958: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1959: Alfredo Rizzo
- 1960: Alfredo Rizzo
- 1961: Alfredo Rizzo
- 1962: Francesco Bianchi
- 1963: Francesco Bianchi
- 1964: Francesco Bianchi
- 1965: Francesco Bianchi
- 1966: Franco Arese
- 1967: Franco Arese
- 1968: Franco Arese
- 1969: Gianni Del Buono
- 1970: Franco Arese
- 1971: Renzo Finelli
- 1972: Giulio Riga
- 1973: Gianni Del Buono
- 1974: Luigi Zarcone
- 1975: Vittorio Fontanella
- 1976: Vittorio Fontanella
- 1977: Giacinto De Cataldo
- 1978: Fulvio Costa
- 1979: Vittorio Fontanella
- 1980: Carlo Grippo
- 1981: Claudio Patrignani
- 1982: Claudio Patrignani
- 1983: Claudio Patrignani
- 1984: Claudio Patrignani
- 1985: Stefano Mei
- 1986: Alessandro Lambruschini
- 1987: Claudio Patrignani
- 1988: Davide Tirelli
- 1989: Davide Tirelli
- 1990: Gennaro Di Napoli
- 1991: Gennaro Di Napoli
- 1992: Gennaro Di Napoli
- 1993: Aless. Lambruschini
- 1994: Tonino Viali
- 1995: Massimo Pegoretti
- 1996: Roberto Baderna
- 1997: Andrea Abelli
- 1998: Lorenzo Lazzari
- 1999: Lorenzo Lazzari
- 2000: Christian Obrist
- 2001: Lorenzo Lazzari
- 2002: Christian Obrist
- 2003: Christian Obrist
- 2004: Christian Obrist
- 2005: Christian Obrist
- 2006: Christian Obrist
- 2007: Christian Obrist
- 2008: Lukas Rifesser
- 2009: Mario Scapini
- 2010: Giulio Iannone
- 2011: Merihun Crespi
- 2012: Christian Obrist
- 2013: Merihun Crespi
- 2014: Mohad Abdikadar Sheik
- 2015: Mohad Abdikadar Sheik
- 2016: Yemaneberhan Crippa
- 2017: Joao Bussotti
- 2018: Joao Bussotti
- 2019: Matteo Spanu
- 2020: Joao Bussotti
- 2021: Mohamed Zerrad
- 2022: Ossama Meslek