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Tiki Gelana

October 27, 2023

Erba Tiki Gelana (Amharic: ኧርባ ቲኪ ገላና; born 22 October 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner who competes in marathon races. Her personal best of 2:18:58 had been the Ethiopian national record for the event from 2012 to 2017. She won the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon and the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon. She won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with a time of 2:23:07, a new Olympic record.

Tiki Gelana
Tiki Gelana at the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon
Personal information
NationalityEthiopian
Born (1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 (age 36)
Jijiga, Ethiopia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country Ethiopia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Half marathon: 1:08:48 (2012)
  • Marathon: 2:18:58 (2012)
Medal record

Biography edit

A cousin of 2000 Olympic marathon champion Gezahegne Abera, Tiki was born in Jijiga, a town renowned for producing top runners. She began competing in road races in Ethiopia and came fourth at the 2004 Great Ethiopian Run.[1] She went to Catalonia in Spain in 2006 and made her debut over the half marathon distance, including wins in Mataró and Terrassa.[2] She won the San Silvestre Barcelonesa 10K race at the end of the year.[3] She travelled to Japan in 2007 and won the 10K at the Sanyo Road Race – her time of 31:54 minutes made her the third fastest Ethiopian that year.[4][5] She won the 2008 Women First 5K in Addis Ababa in March,[6] then came fourth at the high-profile World 10K Bangalore in May.[7] She debuted on the European track and field circuit that summer and set a 5000 metres best of 15:17.74 minutes at the Internationales Stadionfest and a 10,000 metres best of 31:27.80 minutes at the Ostrava Golden Spike.[8]

In late 2008, she took sixth place at the Delhi Half Marathon with a time of 1:10:22 hours,[9] but she was two minutes slower at the 2009 RAK Half Marathon, finishing 16th.[10] but managed second place behind Abebu Gelan at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon in her American debut.[11] Her marathon debut followed in October at the Dublin Marathon and in a close finish she took third place on the podium.[12] In 2010, she came fourth at both the Los Angeles Marathon and the Dublin Marathon, although she improved her best to 2:29:53 hours.[13]

The 2011 Amsterdam Marathon marked a breakthrough for Tiki as she won the race in a time of 2:22:08 hours – almost eight minutes faster than her previous best and an improvement upon Gete Wami's nine-year-old course record.[14] At the end of that year she returned to Ethiopia, where she came runner-up at the Great Ethiopian Run and third at the Ethiopian Clubs Cross Country Championships.[15][16] She improved her personal best at the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in February 2012, going unchallenged to win the race in 1:08:48 hours.[17]

She broke the Ethiopian record at the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon, completing a solo run of 2:18:58 hours to win the race almost five minutes ahead of runner-up Valeria Straneo.[18] This made her the fourth fastest woman ever over the distance.[19] She was selected to represent Ethiopia in the Olympic marathon as a result. At the London 2012 Olympics she won the gold medal at the marathon with an Olympic record time of 2:23:07 hours, in spite of rain throughout the race and a fall at the water station.[20] After the Olympics she ran a personal best for the half marathon, recording 1:07:48 for third at the Great North Run,[21] then ran a 15 km best of 48:09 minutes at the Zevenheuvelenloop (finishing behind Olympic 10,000 m champion Tirunesh Dibaba at both races).[22] She was chosen at the AIMS World Athlete of the Year Award for her performances that year.[23]

In her first outing of 2013 she held off Kim Smith to defend her Marugame Half Marathon title.[24]

Competing in the 2013 London Marathon, Gelana was knocked to the ground in a collision with wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy at the 15 km feeding station. Although able to resume, she dropped off the lead pace in the second half of the race and finished in 16th place in a time of 2:36:55 hours. The incident prompted London Marathon organisers to alter starting arrangements for the 2014 edition to allow wheelchair athletes to start ahead of the women's race.[25]

Gelana was selected for the Ethiopian team to contest the marathon at the 2013 world championships in Moscow, but dropped out of the race held in hot and humid conditions after just 5 km. Her early withdrawal, together with that of teammate Meseret Hailu, prompted the Ethiopian Athletics Federation to ask the pair to submit written explanations for their actions.[26]

Returning to the London Marathon in 2014, Gelana finished in ninth place in a time of 2:26:58 hours, over six minutes behind winner Edna Kiplagat.[27]

Personal bests edit

  • 10,000 metres – 31:27.80 min (2008)
  • 10 km road – 31:54 min (2007)
  • 15 km road - 48:09 min (2012)
  • Half marathon – 1:08:48 hours (2012)
  • Marathon – 2:18:58 hours (2012)

Road race wins edit

References edit

  1. ^ Negash, Elshadai (24 November 2006). "Ethiopian elite look to continue domination - 2006 TOYOTA Great Ethiopian Run PREVIEW". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. ^ Tiki Gelana. Tilastopaja. Retrieved 22 April 2012.[dead link]
  3. ^ . IAAF. 16 October 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  4. ^ . IAAF. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  5. ^ Nakamura, Ken (24 December 2007). "Kimwei sets course record to win Sanyo road race". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  6. ^ Negash, Elshadai (25 March 2008). . IAAF. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  7. ^ Krishnan, Ram. Murali (18 May 2008). "Tadese the men's 10km victor, while Abeylegesse and Momanyi share women's spoils in Bangalore". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Gelana Tiki". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Three go sub-60, as Ethiopia sweep titles in Delhi Half Marathon". IAAF. 9 November 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  10. ^ . IAAF. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  11. ^ "Chebor and Gelan take Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon titles". IAAF. 6 September 2009. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  12. ^ Foley, Cliona (17 October 2009). "Kealy overcomes controversy and rival Curley to secure Irish title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  13. ^ . IAAF. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  14. ^ van Hemert, Wim (16 October 2011). . IAAF. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  15. ^ Negash, Elshadai (27 November 2011). "Geremew, Afework take surprise Great Ethiopian Run 10km victories". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  16. ^ Negash, Elshadai (13 December 2011). "Tadesse and Assefa take Ethiopian Clubs XC titles". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  17. ^ Nakamura, Ken (5 February 2012). "Convincing wins for Kisorio and Gelana in Marugame". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23:44" (in Italian). FIDAL. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  19. ^ van Hemert, Wim (15 April 2012). "Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2:04 and 2:18 victories in Rotterdam". IAAF. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  20. ^ Butcher, Pat (15 August 2012). "Gelana keeps it in the family". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  21. ^ Wenig, Jorg (16 September 2012). "Dibaba and Kipsang take Great North Run victories - REPORT". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  22. ^ van Hemert, Wim (18 November 2012). "Dibaba and Kipkemboi prevail in Nijmegen 15K". IAAF. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  23. ^ "Ethiopia's Gelana named 2012 AIMS female World Athlete of the Year". IAAF. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  24. ^ Nakamura, Ken (3 February 2013). "Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title". IAAF. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  25. ^ Brown, Matthew (21 April 2013). "Kebede and Jeptoo shine in the London sun". IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  26. ^ Watta, Evelyn (13 August 2013). Ethiopian marathoners face action for dropping out of Moscow race. Sportsnewsarena.com. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  27. ^ Brown, Matthew (13 April 2014). "Kipsang and Kiplagat reign supreme in London". IAAF. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

External links edit


October 27, 2023
tiki, gelana, erba, amharic, ኧርባ, ቲኪ, ገላና, born, october, 1987, ethiopian, professional, long, distance, runner, competes, marathon, races, personal, best, been, ethiopian, national, record, event, from, 2012, 2017, 2011, amsterdam, marathon, 2012, rotterdam, . Erba Tiki Gelana Amharic ኧርባ ቲኪ ገላና born 22 October 1987 is an Ethiopian professional long distance runner who competes in marathon races Her personal best of 2 18 58 had been the Ethiopian national record for the event from 2012 to 2017 She won the 2011 Amsterdam Marathon and the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon She won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with a time of 2 23 07 a new Olympic record Tiki GelanaTiki Gelana at the 2012 Rotterdam MarathonPersonal informationNationalityEthiopianBorn 1987 10 22 22 October 1987 age 36 Jijiga EthiopiaHeight1 65 m 5 ft 5 in Weight48 kg 106 lb SportCountry EthiopiaSportAthleticsEvent s Long distance runningAchievements and titlesPersonal best s Half marathon 1 08 48 2012 Marathon 2 18 58 2012 Medal record Women s athleticsRepresenting EthiopiaOlympic Games2012 London MarathonBiography editA cousin of 2000 Olympic marathon champion Gezahegne Abera Tiki was born in Jijiga a town renowned for producing top runners She began competing in road races in Ethiopia and came fourth at the 2004 Great Ethiopian Run 1 She went to Catalonia in Spain in 2006 and made her debut over the half marathon distance including wins in Mataro and Terrassa 2 She won the San Silvestre Barcelonesa 10K race at the end of the year 3 She travelled to Japan in 2007 and won the 10K at the Sanyo Road Race her time of 31 54 minutes made her the third fastest Ethiopian that year 4 5 She won the 2008 Women First 5K in Addis Ababa in March 6 then came fourth at the high profile World 10K Bangalore in May 7 She debuted on the European track and field circuit that summer and set a 5000 metres best of 15 17 74 minutes at the Internationales Stadionfest and a 10 000 metres best of 31 27 80 minutes at the Ostrava Golden Spike 8 In late 2008 she took sixth place at the Delhi Half Marathon with a time of 1 10 22 hours 9 but she was two minutes slower at the 2009 RAK Half Marathon finishing 16th 10 but managed second place behind Abebu Gelan at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon in her American debut 11 Her marathon debut followed in October at the Dublin Marathon and in a close finish she took third place on the podium 12 In 2010 she came fourth at both the Los Angeles Marathon and the Dublin Marathon although she improved her best to 2 29 53 hours 13 The 2011 Amsterdam Marathon marked a breakthrough for Tiki as she won the race in a time of 2 22 08 hours almost eight minutes faster than her previous best and an improvement upon Gete Wami s nine year old course record 14 At the end of that year she returned to Ethiopia where she came runner up at the Great Ethiopian Run and third at the Ethiopian Clubs Cross Country Championships 15 16 She improved her personal best at the Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon in February 2012 going unchallenged to win the race in 1 08 48 hours 17 She broke the Ethiopian record at the 2012 Rotterdam Marathon completing a solo run of 2 18 58 hours to win the race almost five minutes ahead of runner up Valeria Straneo 18 This made her the fourth fastest woman ever over the distance 19 She was selected to represent Ethiopia in the Olympic marathon as a result At the London 2012 Olympics she won the gold medal at the marathon with an Olympic record time of 2 23 07 hours in spite of rain throughout the race and a fall at the water station 20 After the Olympics she ran a personal best for the half marathon recording 1 07 48 for third at the Great North Run 21 then ran a 15 km best of 48 09 minutes at the Zevenheuvelenloop finishing behind Olympic 10 000 m champion Tirunesh Dibaba at both races 22 She was chosen at the AIMS World Athlete of the Year Award for her performances that year 23 In her first outing of 2013 she held off Kim Smith to defend her Marugame Half Marathon title 24 Competing in the 2013 London Marathon Gelana was knocked to the ground in a collision with wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy at the 15 km feeding station Although able to resume she dropped off the lead pace in the second half of the race and finished in 16th place in a time of 2 36 55 hours The incident prompted London Marathon organisers to alter starting arrangements for the 2014 edition to allow wheelchair athletes to start ahead of the women s race 25 Gelana was selected for the Ethiopian team to contest the marathon at the 2013 world championships in Moscow but dropped out of the race held in hot and humid conditions after just 5 km Her early withdrawal together with that of teammate Meseret Hailu prompted the Ethiopian Athletics Federation to ask the pair to submit written explanations for their actions 26 Returning to the London Marathon in 2014 Gelana finished in ninth place in a time of 2 26 58 hours over six minutes behind winner Edna Kiplagat 27 Personal bests edit10 000 metres 31 27 80 min 2008 10 km road 31 54 min 2007 15 km road 48 09 min 2012 Half marathon 1 08 48 hours 2012 Marathon 2 18 58 hours 2012 Road race wins editAmsterdam Marathon 2011 Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon 2012 2013 Rotterdam Marathon 2012 Olympic marathon 2012References edit Negash Elshadai 24 November 2006 Ethiopian elite look to continue domination 2006 TOYOTA Great Ethiopian Run PREVIEW IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Tiki Gelana Tilastopaja Retrieved 22 April 2012 dead link 10 Kilometres 2006 IAAF 16 October 2007 Archived from the original on 22 June 2012 Retrieved 22 April 2012 10 Kilometres 2007 IAAF Archived from the original on 22 May 2012 Retrieved 22 April 2012 Nakamura Ken 24 December 2007 Kimwei sets course record to win Sanyo road race IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Negash Elshadai 25 March 2008 Gelana takes women first 5km in Addis Ababa IAAF Archived from the original on 9 March 2012 Retrieved 22 April 2012 Krishnan Ram Murali 18 May 2008 Tadese the men s 10km victor while Abeylegesse and Momanyi share women s spoils in Bangalore IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Gelana Tiki IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Three go sub 60 as Ethiopia sweep titles in Delhi Half Marathon IAAF 9 November 2008 Retrieved 26 April 2016 Half Marathon 2009 IAAF Archived from the original on 16 June 2012 Retrieved 22 April 2012 Chebor and Gelan take Rock n Roll Half Marathon titles IAAF 6 September 2009 Retrieved 26 April 2016 Foley Cliona 17 October 2009 Kealy overcomes controversy and rival Curley to secure Irish title Irish Independent Retrieved 22 April 2012 Marathon 2010 IAAF Archived from the original on 20 February 2012 Retrieved 21 April 2012 van Hemert Wim 16 October 2011 Chebet sizzles sub 2 06 course record for Gelana in Amsterdam IAAF Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 Retrieved 22 April 2012 Negash Elshadai 27 November 2011 Geremew Afework take surprise Great Ethiopian Run 10km victories IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Negash Elshadai 13 December 2011 Tadesse and Assefa take Ethiopian Clubs XC titles IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Nakamura Ken 5 February 2012 Convincing wins for Kisorio and Gelana in Marugame IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Straneo record a Rotterdam 2h23 44 in Italian FIDAL 15 April 2012 Retrieved 15 April 2012 van Hemert Wim 15 April 2012 Spectacular double Ethiopian success brings home 2 04 and 2 18 victories in Rotterdam IAAF Retrieved 26 April 2016 Butcher Pat 15 August 2012 Gelana keeps it in the family IAAF Retrieved 21 January 2013 Wenig Jorg 16 September 2012 Dibaba and Kipsang take Great North Run victories REPORT IAAF Retrieved 21 January 2013 van Hemert Wim 18 November 2012 Dibaba and Kipkemboi prevail in Nijmegen 15K IAAF Retrieved 21 January 2013 Ethiopia s Gelana named 2012 AIMS female World Athlete of the Year IAAF 3 February 2013 Retrieved 23 February 2013 Nakamura Ken 3 February 2013 Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title IAAF Retrieved 23 February 2013 Brown Matthew 21 April 2013 Kebede and Jeptoo shine in the London sun IAAF Retrieved 17 May 2014 Watta Evelyn 13 August 2013 Ethiopian marathoners face action for dropping out of Moscow race Sportsnewsarena com Retrieved 17 May 2014 Brown Matthew 13 April 2014 Kipsang and Kiplagat reign supreme in London IAAF Retrieved 17 May 2014 External links editTiki Gelana at World Athletics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tiki Gelana amp oldid 1169598740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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