Dereje Debele
ETHIOPIA
BIRTHDATE:
July 26, 1986
PERSONAL BEST:
2:09:08 (Vienna, 2009)
WORLD MARATHON MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS:
20Sep09 real,- Berlin Marathon 4th 2:09:41
ADDITIONAL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
19Apr09 City of Vienna Marathon 2nd 2:09:08
CAREER NOTES:
Dereje Debele Tulu finished second in his first marathon with an unusual field. All the elite marathoners were making their debuts and Debele came up with a sterling effort, 47 seconds off of winner Gilbert Kirwa of Kenya.
In 2008, Debele was second (1:12:01) at the Semi-Marathon Marvejols Mende at Lozere, France. He was seventh at the Great Ethiopian Run 10K.
