Lemawork Ketema (born 22 October 1985) is an Austrian

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

. In 2019, he competed in the men's marathon at the

2019 World Athletics Championships The 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships () was the seventeenth edition of the biennial, global athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), since renamed World Athletics. It was held betw ...

held in Doha, Qatar. He finished in 41st place.

Career

Ketema competed in the men's half marathon event at the

2016 European Athletics Championships The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon compet ...

held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He finished in 20th place. In 2018, he competed in the men's half marathon at the

2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2018 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 24 March 2018 in Valencia, Spain. It was the 23rd edition of the event and the 2nd time it was held in Spain. Netsanet Gudeta gave the standout performance of the competition, winning ...

held in Valencia, Spain. He finished in 67th place. In the same year, he also competed in the men's marathon at the

2018 European Athletics Championships The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom. For the second Championships in a ...

held in Berlin, Germany. He finished in 8th place with a personal best of 2:13:22. He won the bronze medal in the 2018 European Marathon Cup. Ketema competed in the men's marathon at the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

held in Tokyo, Japan. He did not finish his race.

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* Living people 1985 births Austrian people of Ethiopian descent Austrian male long-distance runners Austrian male marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Austria Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic male marathon runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Austria {{Austria-athletics-bio-stub