Arage Yebrgual Melese (ETH) DOB: 18 Apr 1990 Personal Bests: Half Marathon: 1:07:18 (2018); Marathon: 2:19:36 (2018) International Championships Highlights: World Cross Country: 29th in 2013 Progressions: Year 5000m 10000m Half Marathon Marathon 2018 1:07:18 2:19:36 2017 2:22:51 2016 2:24:49 2015 1:08:21 2:23:23 2014 1:09:23 2:26:21 2013 33:32.63 1:09:02 Marathon career Time Race Place Date 2:20:36 Shanghai 1st 18 Nov 2018 2:27:47 Dongying 2nd 5 May 2018 Personal Best 2:19:36 Dubai 3rd 26 Jan 2018 2:24:30 Frankfurt 2nd 29 Oct 2017 2:22:51 Paris 5th 9 Apr 2017 2:23:13 Dubai 3rd 20 Jan 2017 2:24:49 Chicago 5th 9 Oct 2016 2:32:06 Paris 5th 3 Apr 2016 2:23:43 Chicago 2nd 11 Oct 2015 2:23:49 Praha 1st 3 May 2015 2:23:23 Houston 1st 18 Jan 2015 2:32:47 Hangzhou 1st 2 Nov 2014 2:32:49 Brisbane 4th 6 July 2014 2:26:21 Paris 2nd 6 Apr 2014 2:29:46 Dubai 13th 24 Jan 2014 2018 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 18 Nov Shanghai Marathon Marathon 1st 2:20:36 14 Oct Santander Totta Half Marathon Half marathon 1st 1:07:18 5 May Yellow River Estuary Marathon – Dongying Marathon 2nd 2:27:47 26 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon 3rd 2:19:36 2017 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 29 Oct Frankfurt Marathon Marathon 2nd 2:24:30 9 Apr Marathon de Paris Marathon 5th 2:22:51 20 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon 3rd 2:23:13 2016 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 9 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 5th 2:24:49 3 Apr Marathon de Paris Marathon 5th 2:32:06 2015 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 22 Nov Great Ethiopian Run – Addis Ababa 10000m 2nd 33:11 11 Oct Chicago Marathon Marathon 2nd 2:23:43 17 Sept All-Africa Games – Brazzaville Half marathon 3rd 1:12:42 10 June ETH Champ – Addis Ababa 10000m 1st 32:40.23 3 May Prague Marathon Marathon 1st 2:23:49 28 Mar Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon Half marathon 2nd 1:08:21 8 Mar Semi-Marathon de Paris Half marathon 1st 1:09:50 18 Jan Houston Marathon Marathon 1st 2:23:23 2014 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 2 Nov Hangzhou Marathon Marathon 1st 2:32:47 6 July Gold Coast – Brisbane Marathon 4th 2:32:49 6 Apr Marathon de Paris Marathon 2nd 2:26:21 2 Mar Semi Marathon de Paris Half marathon 1st 1:09:23 24 Jan Dubai Marathon Marathon 13th 2:29:46 2013 Results Date Race Distance Place Time 15 Dec Delhi Half marathon Half marathon 8th 1:11:59 17 Nov Semi-Marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt Half marathon 2nd 1:11:55 29 Sept Paris Versailles 16.3Km 3rd 56:35 8 Sept Half marathon of Ningxia Yellow River – Wuzhong Half marathon 1st 1:13:18 4 Aug Beach to Beacon 10K – Cape Elizabeth 10Km 4th 31:40 30 June ETH Athletics Champ – Addis Ababa 10000m 1st 33:32.63 4 July Peachtree road race – Atlanta 10Km 3rd 32:16 22 June Mattoni Olomouc Half Marathon Half marathon 2nd 1:10:43 18 May Goteborgsvarvet Half marathon 5th 1:16:25 21 Apr Yangzhou Jianzhen Half Marathon Half marathon 3rd 1:09:02 24 Mar World Cross Country Champ – Bydgoszcz 8km 29th 25:44 24 Feb Jan Meda International – Addis Ababa 8Km 3rd 26:37 3 Feb San Blas Half Marathon – Coamo Half marathon 2nd 1:14:20 13 Jan Halve Marathon von Egmond Half marathon 3rd 1:11:14 .