Bayelign Teshager

Bayelign Teshager (born February 9, 2000) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and winner of the 2020 Los Angeles Marathon.

Career

Teshager competed in both the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race (finishing 12th in a time of 23:35) and the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

In March 2019, he ran a 1:00:31 half marathon at the Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon in Spain.

In March 2020, Teshager beat more than 23,000 to win the 35th Los Angeles Marathon in his marathon debut. His time was 2:08:25.

His Ethiopian team placed second in the 2026 World Half Marathon Championship, where he ran 1:01:52 for 39th place.

References

  1. ↑ "Bayelign Teshager—Profile". World Athletics. World Athletics. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "U20 Race men IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala 2017". World Athletics. IAAF. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Reid, Scott (March 8, 2020). "LA Marathon: For winners Teshager and Muriuki, the best may be yet to come". Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Azkoitia-Azpeitia Half Marathon". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ethiopia's Bayelign Teshager, Kenya's Margaret Muriuki win L.A. Marathon". ESPN. Associated Press. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.