Gulume Tollesa

Ethiopian long-distance runner
Gulume Tollesa
Gulume Tollesa (2015)
Personal information
Full nameGulume Tollesa Chala
Born (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 31)
Sport
CountryEthiopia
SportAthletics
EventLong-distance running

Gulume Tollesa Chala (born 11 September 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Career

In 2013 she won the Marrakech Marathon. In 2015 she won the Frankfurt Marathon.[1]

In 2017 and 2018 she won the Hong Kong Marathon.[1][2] In 2018 she also set a new course record 2:29:37.[1] This record did not stand for long as Volha Mazuronak set a new record of 2:26:13 in the following year.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2013 Marrakech Marathon Marrakech, Morocco 1st Marathon 2:36:05
2015 Frankfurt Marathon Frankfurt, Germany 1st Marathon 2:23:12
2017 Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong 1st Marathon 2:33:39
Shanghai Marathon Shanghai, China 2nd Half marathon 1:10:45
2018 Hong Kong Marathon Hong Kong 1st Marathon 2:29:37
Paris Marathon Paris, France 3rd Marathon 2:23:06

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tollesa breaks course record at Hong Kong Marathon". World Athletics. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ Mullen, Andrew (12 February 2017). "As it happened: Ethiopia's Melaku Belachew breaks men's record at 2017 Hong Kong Marathon". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

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