Andualem Belay Shiferaw
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andualem Belay Shiferaw |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | 5 April 1992 Ethiopia |
| Occupation | long-distance runner |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon, Half marathon, 10K road |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Andualem Belay Shiferaw (born 5 April 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner specializing in marathon and half marathon events. He has achieved multiple victories in international road races.
Career
Andualem Belay Shiferaw has been a consistent competitor in road running since 2012. His personal best in the half marathon is 1:00:10, set in Lille, France, in September 2012.[1][2] He also holds a personal best of 28:20 for the 10-kilometer road race from March 2015.[2]
Shiferaw's marathon personal best is 2:04:44, which he set at the Berlin Marathon on September 24, 2023, finishing in sixth place.[3][4][5]
He won the Lisbon Marathon multiple times (2019, 2021, 2022). In 2022, he broke his own course record at the EDP Lisbon Marathon, finishing in 2:05:45.[6][3][7][8] He also won the Ottawa Marathon in 2022.[6][9]
Other notable marathon results include:
- Winning the Riga Marathon in 2019 with a time of 2:08:51.[3][4]
- Winning the Castellón Marathon in 2019 (2:08:16) and previously in 2013 (2:11:59).[4][2]
- A second-place finish at the Riyadh Marathon in 2022.[6]
- A third-place finish at the Lanzhou Marathon in May 2024.[10]
- Finishing 15th at the Boston Marathon in 2023.[6]
- A performance of 2:09:35 at the ORLEN Prague Marathon in May 2025, where he finished fourth.[3][11]
Achievements
| Year | Race | City | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 1st | 2:05:59[3] |
| 2019 | Riga Marathon | Riga | 1st | 2:08:51[3] |
| 2021 | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 1st | 2:05:52[3][8] |
| 2022 | Riyadh Marathon | Riyadh | 2nd | 2:06:28[6] |
| 2022 | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa | 1st | 2:06:24[6] |
| 2022 | Lisbon Marathon | Lisbon | 1st | 2:05:45[3][7] |
| 2023 | Berlin Marathon | Berlin | 6th | 2:04:44 (PB)[3][4] |
| 2024 | Lanzhou Marathon | Lanzhou | 3rd | 2:09:47[10] |
| 2025 | ORLEN Prague Marathon | Prague | 4th | 2:09:35[3][11] |
References
- ^ a b "Andualem BELAY Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c d "Runner: Andualem Belay Shiferaw - ARRS". Association of Road Racing Statisticians (ARRS). Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Marathon Results of Andualem Belay Shiferaw". MarathonView. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Countdown to a Historic Run: Prague Marathon Record Under Threat". RunCzech. 2025-05-01. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b "Marathon - men - senior - all". World Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Andualem Belay Shiferaw (Athletics): Prize list and results". The-Sports.org. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c "EDP Lisbon Marathon 2022 - Results News". Ahotu. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c "EDP Lisbon Marathon returns with course record". AIMS. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b "Andualem Belay Shiferaw of Ethiopia after winning the Tartan Ottawa... News Photo". Getty Images. 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c "Andualem Belay Shiferaw 3rd in Lanzhou, marathon sports running news". Todorovic sports consultancy. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ a b c "ORLEN Prague Marathon 2025". RunCzech. Retrieved 2025-06-01.