Bayelign Teshager
Ethiopian long-distance runner
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| Intro | Ethiopian long-distance runner | |
| Places | Ethiopia | |
| is | Athlete Long-distance runner Runner | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 2000 | |
| Age | 25 years |
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Biography
Bayelign Teshager (born February 9, 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and winner of the 2020 Los Angeles Marathon.
Career
Teshager competed in both the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race (finishing 12th in a time of 23:35) and the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
In March 2019, he ran a 1:00:31 half marathon at the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon in Spain.
In March 2020, Teshager beat more than 23,000 to win the 35th Los Angeles Marathon in his marathon debut. His time was 2:08:25.