DESISA Lelisa

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Marathon
2019	Doha, QAT	1st (2:10:40)
2015	Beijing, CHN	7th (2:14:54)
2013	Moscow, RUS	2nd (2:10:12)

World Marathon Majors

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
1	Marathon	2018/2019	New York, NY, USA	2:05:59
2	Marathon	2018/2019	Boston, MA, USA	2:07:59
3	Marathon	2017/2018	New York, NY, USA	2:11:32

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

Listening to classical music. (podiumrunner.com, 25 Mar 2020)

Athlete

Two children

English

Haji Adilo [personal], ETH

He was forced to withdraw from the 2019 New York City Marathon after seven miles due to a tight hamstring. (apnews.com, 03 Nov 2019)

He was unable to finish the 2014 Boston Marathon because of an ankle injury he had sustained in training. (olympictalk.nbcsports.com, 20 Apr 2015)

He trains in the Ethiopian hills to prepare for specific marathon terrains and does speed work at the lower altitude of his hometown, Addis Ababa. (podiumrunner.com, 13 Apr 2019)

Winning the 2013 and 2015 Boston Marathons and winning gold in the marathon at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (iaaf.org, 16 Dec 2015; letsrun.com, 06 Oct 2019)

He was named male Best Marathon Runner 2019 by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races [AIMS]. (worldathletics.org, 08 Nov 2019)