KETEMA Lemawork

Austria

Athletics

Date of Birth: 22 Oct 1985

Age: 35

Gender: Male

Place of birth: HURUTA

Birth Country:

Ethiopia

Place of residence : VIENNA

Residence Country:

Austria

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Marathon	DNF

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Odori Park	Men's Marathon Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2019	Doha, QAT	41st (2:20:45)

European Championships

Year	Location	Marathon	Marathon Team
2018	Berlin, GER	8th (2:13:22)	3rd (6:49:29)

World Half Marathon Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
17	Half Marathon Team	2018	Valencia, ESP	3:12:28
68	Half Marathon	2018	Valencia, ESP	1:03:57

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

German

Club name:

SVS Leichtathletik [Schwechat, AUT]

Coach:

Harald Fritz [personal], AUT

Injuries:

He suffered a pubic bone stress fracture during the marathon at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, but was able to finish the race. He had sustained the same injury several years previously. (oelv.at, 06 Oct 2019)

Start:

He began running in Ethiopia at a young age. (noen.at, 13 Mar 2019)

Reason:

"As a child, when I saw that I was faster than the others and I saw planes in the sky, I really wanted to be an international runner. In Austria, meeting coach Harald Fritz finally gave me my breakthrough." (noen.at, 13 Mar 2019)

Ambition:

To compete at the Olympic Games. (redbull.com, 05 May 2016)

Philosophy:

"Running is a symbol of freedom. It gives our vision and feelings a home." (redbull.com, 05 May 2016)

General Interest

General
FROM ETHIOPIA TO AUSTRIA
In 2013 he moved from Ethiopia to Salzburg, Austria, as a refugee. He became an Austrian citizen in 2015. "It was very difficult because I miss my family very much. But Austria is now my home and I have a lot of new friends here. I had never experienced winter before or temperatures below freezing. There is no winter in Ethiopia." (lemawork-ketema.at, 26 Dec 2019; redbull.com, 05 May 2016; noen.at, 13 Mar 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/lemawork.ketema
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lemawork.ketema.professional
https://instagram.com/ketemalemawork
Athlete Website: http://www.lemawork-ketema.at

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
DNF:: Did not finish

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