Girmaw Amare
Valencia ) (2023)Half marathon: 1:02:00 (Berlin) 2022 |
Girmaw Amare (
Early and personal life
Amare was born in
Amare said: "Ethiopians are used to their runners leaving because they have been bought by other countries who want them to run under another flag. But I proudly tell people that I left because I wanted to go to Israel. We left because we are Jews. It is such a feeling of pride to wave our flag, and to show the world that we can achieve great things.”[3]
Running career
2016–19; national championships
In June 2016 Amare ran in the
In January 2017 Amare won a silver medal in the 40th Sea of Galilee Tiberias International Marathon with a time of 2:17:20.[6]
In August 2017 he represented Israel at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, coming in 63rd in the marathon with a time of 2:26:37.[7][8][9]
In January 2018 Amare won the 41st Sea of Galilee Tiberias International Marathon with a time of 2:15.30, the sixth-best time ever by an Israeli, and won the Israeli national championship.[10][11]
In February 2018, he won the Israeli 15 km Challenge in
In March 2018 Amare competed at the 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, coming in 10th in the Men's Half Marathon Team Event and 52nd in the Men's Half Marathon with a time of 1:03:19.[2]
In July 2018 he won the 5,000 metres Israeli Championships with a time of 13:56.91.[6]
In December 2018, at the Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain, Amare ran a 2:12:37, setting a new Israeli record.[12]
In February 2019, he won the Israeli 15 km Championships in Rishon Letzion, Israel, with a time of 45:13.[1][6]
In May 2019 Amare came in eighth in the Prague Marathon with a time of 2:09:54, again setting a new Israeli record.[13][14][12]
2020–21; 2020 Olympics
In February 2020 at the Seville Marathon in Seville, Spain, Amare ran a 2:07:28, coming in 11th place.[6]
In July 2020 at the
In March 2021 at the Agmon Hahula Marathon in Israel, Amare ran a 2:07:50, winning a silver medal.
Amare represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the marathon on August 8, 2021, in Hokkaido, Japan, coming in 28th with a time of 2:16:17.[15][16]
2022–present; European Marathon Cup gold medal
In April 2022 at the Berlin Half Marathon in Berlin, Germany, Amare ran a personal best 1:02:00, coming in 13th.[6] That same month at the Israeli 10,000m Championships he ran a 28:24.93, winning a bronze medal.[6][16]
In August 2022, Amare won a team gold medal in the 2022 European Marathon Cup at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, as he ran a 2:11:32.[17][18][19]
In December 2022 at the Tiberias
In June 2023 Amare won the 5,000 metre Israeli League Cup with a time of 14:28.32.[6]
In December 2023 at the 2023 Valencia Marathon in Valencia, Spain Amare ran a personal best 2:05:52, coming in 13th.[6]
Amare will represent Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in the marathon on August 10, 2024.[20]
See also
- List of Israeli records in athletics
- Sports in Israel
References
- ^ a b c "Girmaw AMARE | Profile". iaaf.org.
- ^ a b "Athletics - Girmaw Amare (Israel)". the-sports.org.
- ^ a b c d Adam Ross (March 7, 2021). "Israel's Marathon Dream; As a boy in Ethiopia, Girmaw Amare dreamed that one day he would represent Israel as a runner in the Olympics. Now his dream is within reach".
- ^ "The Long Run Home," June 1, 2022.
- ^ "Athletes / AMARE Girmaw". universiade2013.sportresult.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Girmaw Amare | Profile". World Athletics.
- ^ ""IAAF World Championships; ATHLETES by EVENT and SEASON BEST"" (PDF).
- ^ Andrew Sherwood (August 6, 2017). "Mixed fortunes for Israel's marathon runners". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Allon Sinai. "MINENKO CARRYING ISRAEL’S HOPES IN TRIPLE-JUMP FINAL," The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ Allon Sinai (8 January 2018). "Drama abounds in all aspects of Tiberias Marathon - Israel News". The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "TEFERI SETS ISRAELI MARATHON RECORD AT EUROS, CHEMTAI LOSES MEDAL," The Jerusalem Post.
- ^ a b "Israel - national athletics records evolution - men - senior". run123.one.
- ^ "European Athletics - Athlete: Girmaw Amare". european-athletics.
- ^ "SALPETER SMASHES PRAGUE MARATHON COURSE RECORD WITH 2:19:46," IAAF.
- ^ "Gimraw Amare," Olympics.com.
- ^ a b "Marathon, Men". Olympedia.
- ^ "Athletics - Team Israel | European Championships". ec2022results.com.
- ^ "Athletics AMARE Girmaw - European Championships". ec2022results.com.
- ^ Rakovsky, Ido (August 16, 2022). "Israel stuns Europe with poignant gold medal in team marathon in Munich". Haaretz.
- ^ צוקר, יאיר (March 3, 2024). "מקום שביעי לאיימרו עלמיה במרתון טוקיו, גירמה אמרה יהיה הנציג השלישי של ישראל בפריז". דבר העובדים בארץ ישראל.
External links
- Girmaw Amare at World Athletics
- Girmaw Amare at European Athletics
- Girmaw Amare at Olympics.com
- Girmaw Amare at Olympedia
- Girmaw Amare at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Girmaw Amare at The-Sports.org
- Girmaw Amare on Facebook
- Girmaw Amare on Instagram