Teferi Wodajo
ETHIOPIA
BIRTHDATE:
January 27, 1982
PERSONAL BEST:
2:08:11 (Seoul, 2004)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
16Apr07 Boston Marathon 5th 2:15:06
29Aug04 Olympic Games 46th 2:21:53
CAREER NOTES:
After proving himself in a few races in Addis Ababa, the young Wodajo ran his first international marathon in Seoul, a city where he has competed four times. At his 2002 Seoul debut, he ran an impressive 2:09:51, which was good enough for the fourth spot. Three months later he went to Japan and finished runner-up at the Beppu-Oita Marathon. He earned another fourth at Seoul in 2004, before being named to the Ethiopian Olympic squad. His highest finish was an impressive win at the Cologne Marathon this past October.
At Boston this past April, he claimed fifth spot, just one second behind the fourth place finisher. This was Wodajo's sixth marathon where he took a top five place.
PERSONAL NOTES:
Wodajo trains in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, with his Global Athletics teammates including Boston Marathon Champion Hailu Negussie. He began running at an early age and in 2001 finished as the runner-up at the Addis Ababa Marathon, which is run at 2,500m above sea level.
HIGHLIGHTS:
08Oct06 Cologne Marathon 1st 2:11:24
09Apr06 Paris Marathon 17th 2:14:44
09Oct05 Eindhoven Marathon 7th 2:10:12
13Mar05 Seoul International Marathon 5th 2:14:16
14Mar04 Seoul International Marathon 4th 2:08:11
02Nov03 Joon Ang Seoul International Marathon 8th 2:14:45
02Feb03 Beppu-Oita Marathon 2nd 2:10:18
03Nov02 Joon Ang Seoul International Marathon 4th 2:09:51
