Gishu Mindaye (born August 18, 1986) is an Ethiopian
long distance track
Track or Tracks may refer to:
Routes or imprints
* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity
* Animal track, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across
* Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shorte ...
, and
road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road. This differs from track and field on a regular track and cross country running over natural terrain.
These events are usually classified as long-distance ac ...
athlete.
Gishu won the 2006
Rotterdam Marathon
The Rotterdam Marathon, currently branded NN Rotterdam Marathon, is an annual marathon that has been held in Rotterdam, Netherlands since 1981. It has been held in April every year since the third edition in 1984 and attracts many top athletes. ...
on April 9 beating
Helena Javornik
Helena Javornik (born 26 March 1966, in Celje) is a Slovenian long-distance runner who has specialized in all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon race.
She holds the current national record in 10,000 m with 31:06.63 minutes, achieved at t ...
and Isabel Elizmendi after 2:28:30, breaking away from Javornik passing the 35 km mark. In September that year she returned to
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
taking part in the
1/2 Marathon. Gishu finished second behind
Mara Yamauchi
Mara Rosalind Yamauchi (born Mara Myers 13 August 1973) is a British long-distance track and road running athlete. She currently holds the third fastest time by a British woman over the marathon, behind former world-record holder, Paula Radclif ...
finishing almost two minutes earlier.
Achievements
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All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
External links
marathoninfo*
1986 births
Living people
Ethiopian female long-distance runners
Ethiopian female marathon runners
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Ethiopian women
21st-century Ethiopian women
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