Filimon Abraham
 Filimon Abraham at the Men's 10,000 Meters race at the 2022 European Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1992 Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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Filimon Abraham (born 9 November 1992) is a German long distance runner. He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships.[1]
Career
[edit]In October 2021, he ran for Germany and won the Nations Cup of the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) in Chiavenna, Italy.[2]
In December 2022, he finished fifth at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin.[3]
In March 2023, he ran 2:08:22 at the Barcelona Marathon, finishing in tenth place and placing himself second overall on the German all-time list. It was his first completed marathon after he failed to finish in his two previous marathon races in Hamburg and Frankfurt in 2022.[4] He finished ninth at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck in 2023.[5]
He won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the Men's half marathon team event. In the individual race he placed 22nd.[6]
Personal life
[edit]As a refugee escaping Eritrea's authoritarian dictatorship under Isaias Afwerki, he came to Germany in 2014 and became based in Traunstein where he trained as an electrician.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Filimon Abraham". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Berglauf: Filimon Abraham triumphiert in Chiavenna, Hanna Gröber auf Rang drei". leichtathletik. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Filimon Abraham finishes a strong fifth in Ingebrigtsen's title defense". leichtathletik. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Filimon Abraham nimmt nach Marathon-Durchbruch Olympia ins Visier". Leichathletik. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Mingo, Markus (14 June 2023). "WMTRC 2023: The German team in individual review". xc-run.de. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Crippa and Riva land another Italian 1-2 in Roma 2024". European Athletics. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Lindenfeld, David (28 October 2022). "Big steps in the life of Filimon Abraham". Faz. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
