Allegiance transferee from Eritrea – has lived in Switzerland since March 30, 2004, gained Swiss citizenship on June 10, 2014 and cleared by the IAAF to compete for Switzerland from July 19, 2014. .
Half Mar pb: 60:42 -15 (62:16 -18). 10,000 pb: 28:41.37 -15. 1 ECH Half Mar 2016. At WXC: 2003-dqJ (originally 16th), 2004-J (originally 58th). 1 Swiss 10,000 2014. In the process of his transfer it became clear that he was born in 1982 and not 1986 as he presented when he competed as a junior for Eritrea at the World Cross Country Championships in 2003 and 2004. He has therefore been disqualified from those events for age manipulation.
Marathons (15): 1 Zürich 2009, 2 Gongju 2009, 3 Otsu 2010, 7 Berlin 2010, 5 Toronto 2011, 7 Daegu 2012, 1 Zürich 2013, 7 Honolulu 2013, 9 ECH 2014, 10 Seoul 2015. 19 WCH 2015, 4 Seoul 2016, 7 OLY 2016, 5 New York 2017, dnf Otsu 2018 (“I had difficulties with my breathing and decided at around 24th km to stop.”).
In 2018: dnf Otsu Marathon; 2 Kerzers 15K; 2 Berne 10M; 3 Lugano Half Mar .
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