 Lemma during the Vienna City Marathon 2015 at km 10 (Opera) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sisay Lemma Kasaye |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
| Born | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (age 34) Cheki,North Shewa,Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Sisay Lemma Kasaye (born 12 December 1990) is an Ethiopianlong-distance runner.[1]
Sisay Lemma began his running career at 17 and initially competed barefoot due to a lack of running shoes.[2]
Sisay won theMaratona d'Italia.
Sisay was fifth in theTiberias Marathon, won theOrlen Warsaw Marathon and finished fourth at theEindhoven Marathon.[3]
Sisay was fifth at theDubai Marathon in January in 2:07:06, won theVienna City Marathon[4] in April in 2:07:31 and theFrankfurt Marathon in October where he ran a personal best of 2:06:26.[5][6]
In 2016 he improved his best to 2:05:16 at the Dubai Marathon where he finished fourth.
In 2017, he was third at the Dubai Marathon in January and fourth at the Chicago Marathon in October, but he did not finish the Boston Marathon in April.
In 2018, he began the season with a fifth-place finish at the Dubai Marathon on 26 January, a personal best of 2:04:08. In October, he broke theLjubljana Marathon record with a time of 2:04:58.[7]
He finished third at the 2019 Berlin Marathon, improving his personal best to 2:03:36.
Lemma finished third at the 2020 Tokyo Marathon on 1 March in 2:04:51. At the2020 London Marathon, he finished in third place at 2.05:45.
Sisay won the2021 London Marathon in a time of 2:04:01.[8]
In 2023, he won and set the course record for theValencia Marathon at 2:01:48, becoming the 4th man to run under 2:02 clocking.[9][10]
Sisay won the2024 Boston Marathon at 2:06:17.[11] He led the race from wire-to-wire, finishing 41 seconds ahead of the 2nd-place finisherMohamed Esa (2:06:58).[12]
Lemma was due to representEthiopia in the 2024 Olympic Marathon taking place in Paris, France, but had to pull out due to injury, his replacementTamirat Tola ultimately winning the gold.
| Competition | Rank | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017Chicago Marathon | 4th | 2:11:01 | Chicago | 2017 Oct 08 | World Major Marathon debut |
| 2017 Boston Marathon | DNF | Boston | 2017 Apr 17 | ||
| 2019Berlin Marathon | 3rd | 2:03:36 | Berlin | 2019 Sep 29 | Personal best time |
| 2020Tokyo Marathon | 3rd | 2:04:51 | Tokyo | 2020 Mar 1 | |
| 2020 London Marathon | 3rd | 2:05:45 | London | 2020 Oct 4 | |
| 2021London Marathon | 1st | 2:04:01 | London | 2021 Oct 2 | First World Major Marathon win |
| 2024Boston Marathon | 1st | 2:06:17 | Boston | 2024 Apr 15 | 10th fastest time in race history |
| Event | Time | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half Marathon | 1:02:06 | 23 May 2015 | Gothenburg |
| Marathon | 2:01:48 | 3 December 2023 | Valencia |
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