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Gashau Ayale
Gashau Ayale is an Israeli long-distance runner who won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 2022 European Athletics Championships and set Israeli records in the marathon and half marathon.
born 19962022 European marathon bronze medalIsraeli marathon record in SevilleFirst Israeli half marathon under 60 minutes
- Born
- 22 August 1996, Ethiopia
- Occupation
- athletics competitor
Gashau Ayale was born in 1996 in Ethiopia
Gashau Ayale was born on 22 August 1996 in the village of Gojam in Ethiopia, to a Jewish family of the Beta Israel community. His parents are Tabak and Tesfia. At age 2 the family moved to Gondar.
He immigrated to Israel in 2010 with his family. They first lived in an absorption center in Safed and later moved to Jaffa. He studied at the Avir Yaakov boarding school in Nahariya.
He started running at 18, after an early interest in soccer. He did his military service with the status of a distinguished athlete. He trains with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
In 2022 he set an Israeli record in the 10,000 metres and won marathon bronze and team gold at the European Championships in Munich. In 2024 he ran 2:04:53 at the Seville Marathon, a new Israeli record, and finished 31st in the marathon at the Paris Olympics. In 2025 he became the first Israeli to run a half marathon under 60 minutes.
Gashau Ayale's life in 8 milestones
- 2010
Immigrated to Israel with his family.
- 2017
Won silver in the 5000 metres at the Maccabiah Games.
- 2021
Ran his first marathon, in Valencia.
- 2022
Set an Israeli record of 27:49.88 in the 10,000 metres.
- 2022
Won marathon bronze and team gold at the European Championships in Munich.
- 2024
Set an Israeli marathon record of 2:04:53 in Seville.
- 2024
Finished 31st in the marathon at the Paris Olympics.
- 2025
Ran 59:59 at the Lisbon Half Marathon, an Israeli record.
Gashau Ayale served in the military
He did his military service with the status of a distinguished athlete.
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Based on English Wikipedia, Gashau Ayale and Hebrew Wikipedia, גשאו איילה, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.
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