Lemi Berhanu Hayle

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Lemi Berhanu Hayle, also known as Berhanu Lemi, (Amharic: ለሚ ብርሃኑ ኃይሌ ; born 13 September 1994) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/ethiopia/berhanu-lemi-290580 |title=Berhanu Lemi |publisher=IAAF |date=22 August 2015| accessdate=22 August 2015}} He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, placing 15th.[http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/competitiondownload/competition?filename=AT-MAR-M-f----.RS6.pdf&path=%5Cpdf%5C4875%5C&urlslug=marathon-Official%20Results&updatedOn=08%2F22%2F2015%2002%3A43%3A14 2015 World Championships in Athletics Men's Marathon Final Results]. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 April 2016. His personal best of 2:04:33 hours, set in 2015, ranks him in the world's top 15 athletes for the distance (as of 2016).[http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/roadrunning/marathon/outdoor/men/senior senior outdoor Marathon men All-Time Best]. IAAF. Retrieved on 19 April 2016. In April 2016, he won the Boston Marathon.

Career

Lemi ran his debut marathon in 2014 and his time of 2:10:40 hours made him the winner at the Zürich Marathon. The following year he entered the Dubai Marathon and surprised the high quality field by winning in a time of 2:05:28 hours – five minutes faster than he had run before to beat Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa and Chicago Marathon runner-up Feyisa Lilesa. The prize winnings of US$200,000 represented a significant change of fortunes for the athlete and he remarked "I really don’t know what I will do with it".Wenig, Jörg (23 January 2015). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/berhanu-mergia-dubai-marathon Berhanu surprises while Mergia makes magnificent comeback in Dubai]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18.Gambaccini , Peter (23 January 2015). [http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/berhanu-shocks-dubai-field-to-win-marathonings-biggest-prize Berhanu Shocks Dubai Field to Win Marathoning's Biggest Prize Lemi Berhanu PRs by five minutes; new mom Aselefech Mergia wins tight women's race]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18. He made it three consecutive wins at the distance by topping the podium at the Orlen Warsaw Marathon in 2:07:57 hours later that season.Jackowski, Pawel (26 April 2015). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/lemi-berhanu-warsaw-marathon Lemi Berhanu continues unbeaten marathon streak in Warsaw]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18.

File:2016 Boston Marathon lead men at mile 19.jpg as they pass mile 19 during the 2016 Boston Marathon, but Hayle went on to win; Desisa came in second.]]

After losing his winning streak on his international debut at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, he returned to defend his Dubai title in 2016 and gave a strong effort with a personal best of 2:04:33 hours. However, he lost out in a sprint finish with Tesfaye Abera and finished in second place, nine seconds in arrears.Mulkeen, Jon (22 January 2016). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/dubai-marathon-2016-abera-tsegaye Ethiopia's Abera and Tsegaye triumph at Dubai Marathon]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18. Lemi won the 2016 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:12:45, confirming his place among the world's top distance runners.[http://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2016/04/18/lemi-berhanu-hayle-wins-2016-boston-marathon-mens-division-race Lemi Berhanu Hayle wins 2016 Boston Marathon men’s division race]