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Fikadu Alemu
Fikadu or Fekadu is a surname of Ethiopian origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Abebe Fekadu (born 1970), Ethiopian-Australian Paralympic weightlifter *Belaynesh Fikadu (born 1987), Ethiopian long-distance runner *Habtamu Fikadu Habtamu Fikadu (born 13 March 1988 in Shewa) is an Ethiopian runner. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships. He was the 2007 winner of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race, which brought ... (born 1988), Ethiopian long-distance runner {{surname Amharic-language names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abebe Fekadu
Abebe Fekadu (born 20 April 1970) is an Ethiopian Australian powerlifter. He competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, where he finished tenth. He was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in powerlifting. He did not medal at the 2012 Games. Personal Nicknamed Abba, Fekadu was born on 20 April 1970 in Mekelle, Ethiopia. The Ethiopian junta executed his father around 1977, when Fekadu was about eight years old. In response to that, he joined the secret anti-government, pro-democracy movement in Ethiopia. The government did not look kindly on his activities. One day in 1997 near Gonder, while trying to avoid an arrest, he was involved in a police chase that resulted in a serious car accident that left him a paraplegic. He was initially treated by a local medicine man. He left Ethiopia for Italy in order to receive treatment, choosing Italy because his brother was living there. He moved to Australia within two years of moving to Italy because his sist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belaynesh Fikadu
Belaynesh Fikadu (born 28 March 1987) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running competitions. She represented her country at the African Championships in Athletics in 2008, coming fourth. She has won the Tilburg 10K, Dam tot Damloop and International Chiba Ekiden. Her first year of competing at the top level came in 2006: she won the Cursa de Bombers and Great Ethiopian Run 10K races and set a 5000 metres track best of 15:59.95 minutes at the Internationales Stadionfest in Berlin. She ended the year with a win at the New Year's Eve Trierer Silvesterlauf. On the roads the following year she won the Lahore 10K, the Tilburg 10K and the Dam tot Damloop 10-miler. She set a 3000 metres track best of 8:52.04 minutes at the Hanžeković Memorial, placing second, and improved her 5000 m best to 15:02.14 minutes at the FBK Games. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habtamu Fikadu
Habtamu Fikadu (born 13 March 1988 in Shewa) is an Ethiopian runner. He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 2005 African Junior Athletics Championships. He was the 2007 winner of the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race, which brought him US$50,000 in prize money, and he repeated the feat two years later in 2009. He was runner-up at the 2010 competition, taking the silver medal for the African Mountain Running Championships. (2010-11-28). Retrieved on 2010-11-29. Achievements Personal bests * |