Lemi Berhanu Hayle Explained

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.^[1] He competed in the marathon event at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, placing 15th.^[2] 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).^[3] 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".^{[4] [5]} 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.^[6]

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.^[7] Lemi won the 2016 Boston Marathon in a time of 2:12:45, confirming his place among the world's top distance runners.^[8]

International competitions

2014	Zürich Marathon	Zürich, Switzerland	1st	Marathon	2:10:40
2015	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	1st	Marathon	2:05:28
	Orlen Warsaw Marathon	Warsaw, Poland	1st	Marathon	2:07:57
	World Championships	Beijing, China	15th	Marathon	2:17:37
2016	Dubai Marathon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2nd	Marathon	2:04:33
	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	1st	Marathon	2:12:45
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	13th	Marathon	2:13:29
2017	Xiamen International Marathon	Xiamen, China	1st	Marathon	2:08:27
	New York City Marathon	New York City, United States	4th	Marathon	2:11:52
2018	Hengshui Lake Marathon	Hengshui, China	1st	Marathon	2:08:51
2019	Toronto Waterfront Marathon	Toronto, Canada	2nd	Marathon	2:05:09

Circuit wins

• Zürich Marathon

2014

• Dubai Marathon

2015

• Orlen Warsaw Marathon

2015

• Boston Marathon

2016

• Xiamen International Marathon

2017

• Hengshui Lake Marathon: 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: Berhanu Lemi . IAAF . 22 August 2015. 22 August 2015.
2. 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
3. http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/roadrunning/marathon/outdoor/men/senior senior outdoor Marathon men All-Time Best
4. Wenig, Jörg (23 January 2015). Berhanu surprises while Mergia makes magnificent comeback in Dubai. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18.
5. Gambaccini, Peter (23 January 2015). 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.
6. Jackowski, Pawel (26 April 2015). Lemi Berhanu continues unbeaten marathon streak in Warsaw. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18.
7. Mulkeen, Jon (22 January 2016). Ethiopia's Abera and Tsegaye triumph at Dubai Marathon. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-18.
8. 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