Elvan Abeylegesse

Quick Facts

Full Name	Elvan Abeylegesse
Occupation	Marathon Runner
Date Of Birth	Sep 11, 1982(1982-09-11)
Age	42
Birthplace	Addis Ababa
Country	Ethiopia
Horoscope	Virgo

Elvan Abeylegesse Biography

Elvan Abeylegesse is one of the most popular and richest Marathon Runner who was born on September 11, 1982 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Abeylegesse was born Hewan Abeye on September 11, 1982, in Addis Ethiopia. She was born in Addis Ababa Ethiopia she was raised by her siblings and seven brothers. Her first race was in cross-country. The year 1999 was the time she competed as a member of Ethiopia’s Ethiopian senior team during the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland and placed in ninth place. She was then invited to attend a conference held in Istanbul, Turkey. After arriving in Istanbul she stated that she loved it quite a lot. “I didn’t get enough support from my federation in Ethiopia,” she explained. “My track club in Turkey gave me all the support I needed. So I decided to move to Turkey. The support was much better in Istanbul. I thought it would be easier to reach my goals in Turkey.” To obtain Turkish citizenship, she got married and adopted the name Elvan Can. She has recently divorced and is named Elvan Abeylegesse.

The 3rd of June, 2006 her record-breaking time was broken by Ethiopian Meseret Defar who ran 14:24.53 at New York City.

At the 2010 European Athletics Championships, Abeylegesse won gold in the 10,000 m, finishing in 31 minutes, 10.23 seconds On 28 July 2010, and she won the silver medal in 5000m finishing in 14 minutes, 54.44 seconds on 1 August

2010. She narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, finishing two seconds behind Molly Huddle in the 5000 m.

Abeylegesse won the 2010 edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in a time of 1:07:07. This was the fastest ever time for a woman in the half marathon race and made her the sixth fastest woman overall. She played down suggestions of a permanent switch to longer road races, however, saying a marathon debut would have to wait until after the 2012 London Olympics.

In the Evergood Bergen Bislett Games in Norway on the 11th of June the sixth event of the TDK Golden League, Abeylegesse beat the women’s record of 5000 meters. world record. The record was previously held by Chinese Jiang Bo. Jiang Bo since 1997 (14:28.09) and improved the time by more than three seconds to 14:24.68. Abeylegesse made history as the only Turkish athlete to ever break an international record. “I worked very hard, day and night,” Abeylegesse told reporters, speaking through an interpreter. “My target since the first day I started running has been to break world records and become Olympic champion.” Sarik Tara, who is the official president for her team declared, “I am proud of our daughter Elvan. Her achievement is an even greater success than our men’s national soccer team finishing third in the World Cup.”

Elvan Abeylegesse Net Worth

Elvan Abeylegesse is one of the richest Marathon Runner from Ethiopia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Elvan Abeylegesse 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Elvan Abeylegesse (also previously: Hewan Abeye (‘alevaane ‘abayelagasza, Amharic) and Elvan Can (Turkish) born on September 11th 1982) is an Ethiopian- born naturalized Turkish middle – and long-distance athlete who competes in distances from 1500m up to the marathon as well as in cross-country. She is the world record holder of the 5000m, with 14:24.68 minutes.

Abeylegesse was a scholar with the Olympic Solidarity program since August 2002.

She ran at the inaugural World 10K Bangalore race in 2008 and finished in a dead heat with Grace Momanyi, with both runners eventually being declared joint victors.

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Who is Elvan Abeylegesse Dating?

According to our records, Elvan Abeylegesse married to Semeneh Debelie. As of December 1, 2023, Elvan Abeylegesse’s is not dating anyone.

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Abeylegesse’s career in the international arena began at the age of 18 in Grosseto, Italy in 2001 by winning the European 3000 m and 5000 m titles, setting a national record for Turkey. She became a world leader with a time of 8:31:94 in the 3000 m in Brussels, Belgium in 2002 and with a time of 3:58.38 in the 1500 m in Moscow, Russia in 2004.

Facts & Trivia

Elvan Ranked on the list of most popular Marathon Runner. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ethiopia. Elvan Abeylegesse celebrates birthday on September 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Elvan Abeylegesse

1. Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish long-distance runner.
2. She was born on November 11, 1982, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
3. Abeylegesse holds the Turkish national records for various distances.
4. Her personal best time in the women’s 10,000 meters is 29:56.34.
5. She won silver medals at the 2008 Olympics and World Championships.
6. Abeylegesse also won gold at the European Athletics Championships in 2010.
7. She has competed in multiple Olympic Games and World Championships.
8. In total, she has won numerous international medals throughout her career.
9. Abeylegesse retired from professional running in August 2017.
10. She remains one of Turkey’s most successful long-distance runners to date.