Alemayehu Bezabeh

Alemayehu Bezabeh
Bezabeh at the 2009 European Cross Country Championships
Personal information
Full nameAlemayehu Bezabeh Desta
CitizenshipSpanish (from 2008)[1]
Borncirca 1986
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Middle-distance
Long-distance
Cross country
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Spain
European Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Brussels Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dublin Individual
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dublin Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Belgrade Individual
Gold medal – first place 2013 Belgrade Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hyères Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Samokov Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Hyères Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Samokov Individual

Alemayehu Bezabeh Desta (Amharic: አለማየሁ በዛበህ ደስታ; born c. 1986) is an athlete who competes in middle- and long-distance running on the track, and also in cross country. Born in Ethiopia, he represents Spain internationally. His brother, Sisay Bezabeh, is also a professional runner and represents Australia internationally.[2]

In December 2010 Alemayehu Bezabeh was arrested as part of Operation Galgo, an investigation by the Spanish Guardia Civil into an alleged doping ring among athletes in Spain, having been caught red-handed carrying a bag of his own blood for a blood transfusion.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference naturalised was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Alemayehu Bezabeh. Sports-Reference. Retrieved on 2009-12-14.

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