Guye Adola

{{short description|Ethiopian long-distance runner}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| image = Guye Adola.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| caption = Adola during the 2014 World Half Marathon Championships

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|10|20}}

| birth_place = Adola, Oromiya Region

| height = 175 cm{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/athletics/guye-adola_prs475335/person.shtml|title=Guye Adola athlete profile|publisher=Eurosport.com|access-date=January 22, 2023}}

| weight = 54 kg

| residence =

| country = {{ETH}}

| sport = Track and field

| event = Half Marathon, Marathon

| coach = Gemedu Dedefo

| pb = {{plainlist|

• 10,000 meters: 27:09.78
• Half Marathon: 59:06
• Marathon: 2:03:46

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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ETH}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|IAAF World Half Marathon Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Copenhagen|Half marathon}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Copenhagen|Team}}

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Guye Adola Idemo (born 20 October 1990) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon.

Born in Adola in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, he began training with Gianni Demadonna's group and came to prominence in 2014.[http://www.demadonna.com/abdelaziz-ennaji/9-our-athletes/210-idemo-guye-adola.html Idemo Guye Adola] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001601/http://www.demadonna.com/abdelaziz-ennaji/9-our-athletes/210-idemo-guye-adola.html |date=2016-03-04 }}. DeMadonna. Retrieved on 2014-10-20. His first high level race was the Marrakech Half Marathon in January that year, which he won in a best of 61:26 minutes.Rowbottom, Mike (2014-03-28). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/news/mens-preview-iaaf-world-half-marathon-champio Tadese going for unprecedented sixth win. Men's preview – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20. He then placed fourth at the Ethiopian half marathon championships.Negash, Elshadai (2014-02-24). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/ethiopia-half-marathon-zewde-yalew Zewde and Yalew take Ethiopian half-marathon titles in Addis Ababa]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.

His international debut shortly followed and he was Ethiopia's best performer at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, taking the individual bronze medal in a personal best of 59:21 minutes to lead the Ethiopian men to third in the team competition.Rowbottom, Mike (2014-03-29). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/mens-report-world-half-marathon-2014-copenhag Kamworor surprises Tadese – IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20. Following his first major medals, he ran on the circuit and took third at the Giro Media Blenio in Switzerland and the Luanda Half Marathon in Angola.Sampaolo, Diego (2014-04-21). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/media-blenio-2014-cornelius-kangogo-dongio Kangogo defeats quality field in Dongio 10km]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-20.[http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/atm.php?ID=151402 Guya Adola]. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-10-20. He won the 2014 Delhi Half Marathon in New Delhi with his personal best of 59:06.prtzy (2014-11-24). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/guye-adola-course-record-dehi-half-marathon Guye takes the crown at ADHM 2014]

In his marathon debut in the 2017 Berlin Marathon he challenged Eliud Kipchoge and came second with a finishing time of 2:03:46, the fastest marathon-debut ever at that time.

In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.{{Cite web|title=Men's Half Marathon|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1990771859|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017121310/https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7138821/AT-HMAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf?v=1990771859|archive-date=17 October 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|website=2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships}}

In 2021, he won the men's race at the 2021 Berlin Marathon.{{Cite news|last=Houston|first=Michael|date=26 September 2021|title=Adola and Gebreslase win at Berlin Marathon as Bekele fails to threaten world record|work=InsideTheGames.biz|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113455/adola-gebreslase-berlin-marathon|access-date=26 September 2021}}