Demissie Wolde, Date of Birth

    

Demissie Wolde

Ethiopian marathon runner

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1937

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Ethiopia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Demissie Wolde

  • Demissie Wolde (born 8 March 1937) is an Ethiopian former marathon runner.
  • He won the KoÅ¡ice Peace Marathon in 1969 in 2:15:37.
  • He also competed in the 1964 Olympic marathon, having qualified by running 2:19:30 on 3 August for 3rd place, in the Ethiopian Olympic trials, a race held at 8,000 feet.
  • After being among the leaders for much of the 1964 Olympic race, he finished tenth in 2:21:25.2.
  • At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he placed 18th in 2:20:44.0 in the marathon.
  • He is the younger brother of Mamo Wolde who dropped out of the race in 1964, won the Olympic Marathon in 1968, and who finished 3rd in 1972.

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