caption fullname birth_place weight nationality height sport birth_date image article_title name
gebre gebremariam at the 2011 nyc marathon gebregziabher gebremariam tigray 56 kg lb st on ethiopian 1.78 m ftin on running 10 september 1984 gebremariam nyc marathon.jpg gebregziabher gebremariam
 gebregziabher gebremariam
gebregziabher gebremariam

gebregziabher gebremariam -lrb- born september 10 , 1984 in tigray -rrb- is an ethiopian long-distance runner .
he established himself at the iaaf world cross country championships , winning the junior title in 2002 and two silver medals in the senior races in 2004 .
he represented ethiopia over 5000 metres at the 2004 summer olympics , taking fourth place .
he was the 2009 world champion in cross country .
he made his marathon debut at the 2010 new york city marathon and won the race in a time of 2:08:14 .
he was third at the boston marathon in 2011 with a personal best of 2:04:53 hours -lrb- downhill -rrb- .
he is married to long-distance runner werknesh kidane .
