Gulume Tollesa

Gulume Tollesa

Gulume Tollesa (2015)
Personal information
Full name	Gulume Tollesa Chala
Born	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 32)
Sport
Country	Ethiopia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance running

Gulume Tollesa Chala (born 11 September 1992) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Career

In 2013 she won the Marrakech Marathon. In 2015 she won the Frankfurt Marathon.^[1]

In 2017 and 2018 she won the Hong Kong Marathon.^[1][2] In 2018 she also set a new course record 2:29:37.^[1] This record did not stand for long as Volha Mazuronak set a new record of 2:26:13 in the following year.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Ethiopia
2013	Marrakech Marathon	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	Marathon	2:36:05
2015	Frankfurt Marathon	Frankfurt, Germany	1st	Marathon	2:23:12
2017	Hong Kong Marathon	Hong Kong	1st	Marathon	2:33:39
	Shanghai Marathon	Shanghai, China	2nd	Half marathon	1:10:45
2018	Hong Kong Marathon	Hong Kong	1st	Marathon	2:29:37
	Paris Marathon	Paris, France	3rd	Marathon	2:23:06

References

1. "Tollesa breaks course record at Hong Kong Marathon". World Athletics. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
2. Mullen, Andrew (12 February 2017). "As it happened: Ethiopia's Melaku Belachew breaks men's record at 2017 Hong Kong Marathon". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

External links

• Gulume Tollesa at World Athletics